The most common question surrounding Super PACs seems to be, “What are they?”. The answer leaves many with quizzical expressions and a cloud of confusion in the air. This is due to the convoluted legal language that is involved with their formation and operation.
For this legal language – and how to get around it – we will look at one of the most talked about Super PACs this year would be that of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert – named “AMERICANS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW, TOMORROW“. Colbert (pronounced “Coal-Bear”) formed his own Super PAC, and has since highlighted the loopholes and fallacies of the legal structure of them. Below is a video of Stephen Colbert talking on ABC’s “This Week” pointing out the silliness of the Super PAC structure while being a “candidate”:
And yet another great interview that shows that contradictory nature of the Super PAC legalities:
See? This is a twisted system with an even more twisted structure. This page on the FEC website provides some information, and a list of registered Super PACs.
LIST OF ACTIVE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL SUPER PACs HERE
When the Super PACs release their list of donors Tuesday, we will see who is donating unlimited amounts of money to the 2012 political process.
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