Court hacks away at “campaign finance reform”
In the hullabaloo over the Supreme Court’s decision in Heller, you might not have noticed that the justices also struck a blow Thursday for the First Amendment. By a 5-4 vote, the court invalidated the “millionaire’s amendment” to the McCain-Feingold Act. The amendment insulated members of Congress from electoral challenge.
Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito was snarky: “The Constitution … confers upon voters, not Congress, the power to choose the Members of the House of Representatives …”