In each case, the family's money went to candidates favored by the parents. Reform advocates think they got a boost this week when the U.S. Supreme Court voted, 6-3, to uphold ceilings on the amount of cash individuals and political action committees can give to political candidates. In a concurring opinion, Justice John Paul Stevens refuted the notion that limiting contributions limits the right to free speech. Rep. Jeff Jacobson, R-Phillipsburg, who chairs the committee considering Mr. Redfern's bill, said a decision has not been made on its fate. However, many lawmakers in the Republican-controlled General Assembly oppose any attempts to place additional limits on campaign cash.
State law prohibits donors from giving money to political causes in the name of another person.
Parents interviewed by the Enquirer said their children gave voluntarily from their own bank accounts, even though some kids still were in diapers when the contributions were given. Kiddie-giving is so widespread that federal election officials have urged Congress to ban donations from minors, based on the presumption that youngsters are not making contributions on their own behalf. Kids are no different than adults. There is nothing to say that your constitutional rights to free speech are limited before you turn 18. State law prohibits donors from giving money to political causes in the name of another person.