The past few days. at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C121485 12/10/2013 STAND UP MISSOURI Tower Loan of Mississppi, LLC P.O. Box 320001 Flowood MS 39232 12/10/2013 $19,000.00

C071362 12/10/2013 CITIZENS FOR STEVE STENGER Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562 Voluntary Political, Educational, Legislative, Charity & Defense 12385 Larimore Rd. St Louis MO 63138 12/10/2013 $5,001.00

C111050 12/10/2013 FRIENDS OF GLEN KOLKMEYER Glen Kolkmeyer 7075 Deerview Dr Odessa MO 64076 Energy Transport Solutions CEO 12/9/2013 $10,000.00

A131110 12/11/2013 KRAFT U CITY Stephen Kraft 7275 Creveling Dr 7275 Creveling Dr Saint Louis MO 63130 SELF 12/10/2013 $6,000.00

C010325 12/11/2013 MO SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City, PC 8717 West 110th St. Suite 600 Overland Park KS 66210 12/11/2013 $30,000.00

C031159 12/11/2013 MISSOURIANS FOR KOSTER Agxplore International, LLC PO Box 638 Parma MO 63870 12/9/2013 $10,000.00

C010039 12/12/2013 MO DRIVE FUND DRIVE COMMITTEE 25 LOUISIANA AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 12/12/2013 $25,000.00

C131113 12/12/2013 CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH Bradley Bradshaw 1904 S. Shady Hill Lane Springfield MO 65809 physician and attorney 12/11/2013 $15,000.00

C000960 12/12/2013 MO DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 1625 L Street, NW Washington DC 20036 12/12/2013 $10,000.00

C071320 12/12/2013 SCHMITT FOR MISSOURI Lewis & Clark Leadership Forum 10777 Sunset Office Dr, Ste 10 St Louis MO 63127 12/10/2013 $10,000.00

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Do you know anyone who writes $10,000.00 campaign contribution checks? I don’t.

It would be so much better for Democracy if we actually had real campaign finance limits.