Campaign Finance is ridiculous in this episode

[Reign]

Kansas campaign finance laws are shady:

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/dec/29/kansas_house_group_announces_campaign_finance_refo/?print

HOWEVER, I looked it up and the maximum contribution by any person, group, or corporation is $500.

Smallville is even shadier having Lois blatantly ask someone to drop 10 grand on Jonathan's campaign. That's either illegal or the writer's didn't do their homework.

Lionel's total contribution can't be more than $500, and Jonathan shouldn't be selling his land to pay him back. This detail in the story is just so so wrong.

[MBCorp]

Well, you've got to admit that the whole state senator race plotline has been pretty unrealistic on the whole. They're really exaggerating the powers that a state senator would have. And Jonathan's rally with all the screaming, cheering people? Wouldn't normally be the case since most people don't get that excited over local politics.:p

[Reign]

actually... i work for a state senator... there's plenty of excitement...

what's unrealistic about the race so far?

[F-Stop Blues]

well Lois being his campaign manager is kinda unrealistic imo.

[Reign]

You should meet some real life campaign managers... people who are running for the first time usually have a pretty difficult task of finding a good campaign manager... and I've met some really crazy ones and some really inept ones

[Reign]

You should meet some real life campaign managers... people who are running for the first time usually have a pretty difficult task of finding a good campaign manager... and I've met some really crazy ones and some really inept ones

[hbkid21]

Then again, is Smallville even really a town in Kansas? lol

[FotW]

Thank you! I was thinking that the whole time. JK's campaign is just as shady as Lex Luthor's. :lol: Now isn't there a limit to which Lex can contribute to his own campaign ( if he doesn't break the law that is)?

Originally posted by Reign
Kansas campaign finance laws are shady:

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/dec/29/kansas_house_group_announces_campaign_finance_refo/?print

HOWEVER, I looked it up and the maximum contribution by any person, group, or corporation is $500.

Smallville is even shadier having Lois blatantly ask someone to drop 10 grand on Jonathan's campaign. That's either illegal or the writer's didn't do their homework.

Lionel's total contribution can't be more than $500, and Jonathan shouldn't be selling his land to pay him back. This detail in the story is just so so wrong.

[UpandAtom]

There's no limit to how much Lex can contribute to his own campaign. He's just taking money from his pocket. All Lionel was doing was just leveling the playing field.