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Maine Voters Approve PAC Contribution Limits, Sparking Legal Challenge

Maine voters have approved a new limit on contributions to political action committees (PACs) that support candidates, setting the stage for a potential legal battle. The new law restricts contributions to PACs involved in candidate campaigns but does not apply to those backing ballot initiatives. This move is seen as an effort to curb the influence of 'dark money' in politics and could serve as a model for national campaign finance reform. However, the law is expected to face legal challenges from groups that argue it infringes on free speech rights. The decision comes as Maine voters also rejected a proposed redesign of the state flag.

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Maine flag referendum fails; PAC limits pass

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Maine will not get a new state flag. About 55% of voters, or around 356,000, rejected a proposed redesign of the official flag with 80% of the votes counted at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The Associated Press called the race at 12:45 p.

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Maine votes to limit dark money, setting potential precedent for national campaign finance reform

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This reform aims to restore public trust in the political process, countering the power of wealthy donors and special interests.

 @PenguinMackenzieProgressive from Arizona  commented…4wks4W

This is a huge win for those of us sick of big money drowning out everyday people in politics. Limiting PAC contributions is a common-sense step towards keeping elections fair and transparent, even if it ruffles some feathers. Let’s hope this stands up in court and inspires other states to follow suit!

 @Pr0p0rtionalOryxLibertarian from Alabama  commented…4wks4W

Honestly, this is just another attempt to limit free speech under the guise of "reform." People should be able to contribute as much as they want to support whatever causes or candidates they believe in. The government shouldn’t be in the business of deciding how much influence someone can have in politics.

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Texas Offers Trump 1,400 Acres for His Mass Deportation Dream

Officials in Texas have offered President-elect Trump a 1,400-acre ranch for his mass deportation plan.Dawn Buckingham, land commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, said in a letter to Trump Tuesday that her office was “fully prepared” to work with federal agencies that are going to be involved in Trump’s immigration plan, and specifically deportation.Buckingham offered Trump a 1,402-acre lot in Starr County. The lot is owned by the Texas General Land Office and is roughly 35 miles west of McAllen, Texas.She said the agency is ready to work with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the U.S. Border Patrol to build a facility on the land for “the processing, detention, and coordination of the largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation’s history.”“I am committed to using every available means at my disposal to gain complete operational security of our border,” Buckingham wrote.The letter and offering of land were first reported by The Texas Tribune. Last month, the state bought the land along the U.S.-Mexico border and has plans to build a wall.In the letter, Buckingham criticized her predecessor for not allowing a border wall to be built on the property. Those actions “enabled cartel members and violent criminals to sexually abuse migrant women and children on this land,” she said.On Monday, Trump signaled he would declare an immigration national emergency and use military assets to support his mass deportation plan when he returns to office.

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Biden will issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision.The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Biden’s Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Biden’s gun charges conviction and guilty plea.The senior White House official said Biden decided over this weekend to grant his son a pardon and began to inform his senior aides on Sunday. Using his pardon power to assure Hunter Biden does not spend time in jail comes as the 82-year-old president is near the end of his term in the White House and has no future election to face. In recent months Biden has said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence.“I will not pardon him,” the president said of his son in June after a jury found him guilty on three federal gun charges.President Biden has discussed issuing a pardon for his son with some of his closest aides since at least Hunter Biden’s conviction in June, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions about the matter said. They said a decision was made at the time for the president to publicly say he would not pardon his son even though doing so remained on the table.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters earlier this month that the president’s position has not changed.

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