Because laws are for the little people, and conservatives.
Via NYDN:
Mayor de Blasio took political fundraising to new extremes during his come-from-behind campaign, a Daily News review has found.
Deep-pocket donors showered him with checks far in excess of the usual campaign finance limitations, thanks to loopholes that allowed for double- and even triple-giving.
De Blasio was able to raise money on three fronts in the same election cycle: first for his campaign, then for a $300,000 fine he still owed from a 2009 campaign, and finally for his inauguration and transition costs.
That meant individual donors limited to giving no more than $4,950 per election cycle were able to give the maximum amount again and again, writing checks to de Blasio — who railed at loopholes as a candidate — twice and even three times.
By law, individuals aren’t supposed to give more than $4,950 per candidate per election, but there are plenty of loopholes that make such a hard-and-fast restriction meaningless.
While running for mayor, candidate de Blasio himself attacked this problem, complaining about “the rich and powerful having their voices heard above the rest of us because of weak laws and loopholes that allow money to permeate our elections.”
Records show de Blasio took full advantage of those loopholes.