Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Originalists Making It Up Again: McCutcheon and ‘Corruption’ - The Daily Beast

Originalists Making It Up Again: McCutcheon and ‘Corruption’ - The Daily Beast



The Supreme Court decision ending aggregate limits on political donations was made possible by a dangerous, narrow definition of "corruption" the Framers themselves wouldn't recognize. 



At the core of the disaster that is the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon v. FEC decision lies a mistake. A strategic mistake, made by the government. In this mistake, we can see all that’s wrong with modern American constitutional law.

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