“Buckley v. Valeo is a landmark 1976 Supreme Court case that ruled limits on campaign expenditures are unconstitutional under the First Amendment, while upholding limits on contributions to candidates. The decision significantly shaped campaign finance laws in the United States.”
All I can come up with is a sufficiently powerful populist executive who can get people to the primaries in unheard of numbers and has the conviction to not only turn down infinite bribes but also to bully congress into voting themselves poorer. They also will need the courage and cunning to avoid being assassinated by the wealthy powers that be. Shouldn’t be hard to find.
Citizens United is one of the pieces of legislature that has to be overturned to head towards an equitable future.
Buckley v Valeo would like a word.
“Buckley v. Valeo is a landmark 1976 Supreme Court case that ruled limits on campaign expenditures are unconstitutional under the First Amendment, while upholding limits on contributions to candidates. The decision significantly shaped campaign finance laws in the United States.”
I really try to avoid fatalism, but I struggle to think of how we put citizens united back in the bottle (other than, of course, violent revolution.)
All I can come up with is a sufficiently powerful populist executive who can get people to the primaries in unheard of numbers and has the conviction to not only turn down infinite bribes but also to bully congress into voting themselves poorer. They also will need the courage and cunning to avoid being assassinated by the wealthy powers that be. Shouldn’t be hard to find.