Jacquie recently wrote a wonderful post on campaign finance reform, illuminating the currently debated Citizens United versus Federal Elections Committee case.
Although it’s not a ‘sexy’ issue compared to, say, climate change, campaign finance law has implications that can fundamentally shape the structure and direction of our nation’s politics. OpenPolitics predicts that Citizens United, who is advocating for unlimited corporate campaign contributions, will win the case in a 5-4 vote, due to the majority of conservative judges.
On reading the court’s transcript proceedings, to be frank, I’m very troubled by some of the judge’s arguments on this incredibly complex issue, sometimes simply equating tradition as fact (but I suppose that’s what defines strict constructionists).
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