The Post’s David Ignatius mentions campaign finance reform in this editorial this morning. I hear people worrying more and more that our political system is broken. Sen. Evan Bayh said it when he announced that he wouldn’t run for reelection. Sen. John McCain said it often during his long battle for campaign-finance reform. President Obama […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Brad Smith on corporate political spending
Brad Smith discusses Citizens United and corporate political spending in this WSJ editorial.
Prospect of anonymous political speech worries some
The Times reports that the prospect of anonymous support of candidates worries some. For the first time, though, as a result of [Citizens United], corporations will be able to spend unlimited amounts of money on advertisements expressly advocating for a candidate’s election or defeat. The ruling also clears the way, for the first time, for […]