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Something in Washington that works

机译:华盛顿有用的东西

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At least one branch of America's gov-ernment is functional: the Supreme Court's term began, as planned, on October 7th. This is John Roberts's ninth term as Chief Justice. The court remains evenly balanced between four conservatives and four liberals, with Justice Anthony Kennedy as the swing vote. This makes the court as unpredictable as it is powerful. On October 8th the court heard oral arguments in McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission (fec), its biggest campaign-finance case since 2010, when its Citizens United ruling struck down many restrictions on political spending by companies and unions. Federal law currently limits the amount of money that a person may contribute to any one candidate or political committee. It also limits the total amount that a person may donate to all candidates and political committees during a two-year election cycle.
机译:美国政府至少有一个分支机构在运作:最高法院的任期按计划于10月7日开始。这是约翰·罗伯茨(John Roberts)第九任首席大法官。法院在四名保守派和四名自由派之间保持平均平衡,大法官安东尼·肯尼迪为摇摆人。这使得法院功能强大,难以预测。 10月8日,法院听取了McCutcheon诉联邦选举委员会(fec)的口头辩论,这是自2010年以来最大的竞选融资案,当时其公民联合会的裁决取消了公司和工会对政治支出的许多限制。目前,联邦法律限制一个人可以向任何一个候选人或政治委员会捐款的金额。它还限制了一个人在为期两年的选举周期中向所有候选人和政治委员会捐款的总额。

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    《The economist》 |2013年第8857期|42-42|共1页
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