The
Supreme Court took another step Wednesday toward giving wealthy donors more freedom to influence federal elections.
The justices ruled 5-4, in a decision written by Chief Justice John
Roberts, that limits on the total amount of money donors can give to all
candidates, committees and political parties are unconstitutional. The
decision frees the nation's wealthiest donors to have greater influence
in
federal elections.
"The
government has a strong interest, no less critical to our democratic
system, in
combatting corruption and its appearance," Roberts wrote. "We have,
however, held that this interest must be limited to a specific kind of
corruption — quid pro quo corruption — in order to ensure that the
government's efforts do not have the effect of restricting the First
Amendment right of citizens to choose who shall govern them."
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