January 24, 2010

Sen. John Cornyn wants everyone to calm down about a Supreme Court decision that would allow corporation to pour an unlimited amount of cash into campaign advertisements. Cornyn believes the effect of the decision has been "overstated."

"I think [the impact has] been overstated," Cornyn told Fox News' Chris Wallace.

Apparently Cornyn thinks that contribution to campaigns by individual donors is more of a threat than unchecked money from large corporations. "Frankly, there has been an explosion of money in to federal races for public office since, well, in the last ten years since campaign finance reform. It hasn't done anything to stop the flow of money in," he said.

"President Obama spent more money in his campaign in 2008 than Senator Kerry and President Bush did in 2004 combined," Cornyn continued.

"What we need is transparency. We need contemporaneous reporting on the internet. That's the kind of accountability we need," concluded Cornyn.

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