Their lemonade stand must charge $2,300 a cup...

I'm all in favor of free speech and understand why the Supreme court considers political donations to be Constitutionally protected speech, but the idea of a 7 and 8 years old contributing a combined $4,600 to Barack Obama is, well, ridiculous.

The article also notes two less ridiculous examples: 15 year old actor Hunter Gomez donated $2,300 to John McCain and 20 year old Jacqueline Jacobs donated $4,600 of her own money to Hilary Clinton. I don't see how these relate to the example of Sen. Obama's child donations because these people actually earned their own money. The children, though, are just a way for people to channel more money to candidates in violation of campaign finance laws.

'08 Hopefuls Net Millions From Piggy Banks
ABC News

At 8 years old, Matthew Mardirossian is too young to vote. But he and his 7-year old sister, Karis, each contributed $4,600 to help Democrat Barack Obama win the White House.

In Arizona, 15-year-old actor Hunter Gomez gave $2,300 to Republican John McCain, his home state senator.

Under federal rules, minors can make political donations - as long as it's their money and decision to contribute.

Massie Ritsch, spokesman for the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics, said it's a way people "use their family members to circumvent the limits on individual contributions", which is $2,300 each for the primary and general elections.

"Chances are slim that a 6- or 7-year-old would knowingly give their money to a candidate. They would prefer to spend their money on G.I. Joes or Barbie dolls," said Paul Ryan of the Campaign Legal Center.