Senate Rules Committee Holds Hearing on
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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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