We need campaign finance laws since it's really the only way people have any power, but? It appears those days could soon be ending as a majority of the Supreme Court seemed impatient with an increasingly complicated federal scheme intended to curb the role of corporations, unions and special interest groups in elections. The laws, former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson told the court, instead "smothered" First Amendment rights and "criminalized" free speech.
The question is whether the court is willing to strike two of its precedents and defy Congress on corporate restrictions that date to the beginning of the 20th century.
It appears the Obama administration is willing to try to lose the case in front of the Supreme Court if it means a stronger ruling won't take place. That's a waste of time, effort and tax payer dollars...
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