Senate Rules Committee Holds Hearing on Campaign Finance  ...3 of 4 >
April 30, 2014 - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) opened his remarks by praising Justice Stevens, saying "there was no justice whose questions were more incisive, more friendly, and frankly more dangerous than Justice Stevens'."  Cruz spoke forcefully against campaign finance restrictions.  "Every single restriction this body puts in place is designed to do one thing: protect incumbent politicians," he said. 

"A far better system would be to allow individuals unlimited contributions to candidates and require [snaps fingers] immediate disclosure.  As John Stuart Mill said, let the marketplace of ideas operate; let more speech counter bad speech, rather than this silly game we play right now."  [transcript]
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