The End Of Spending Limits

Shaun McCutcheon (that’s him in the photo) is a wealthy guy; an electrical contractor from Alabama who is also a conservative political activist. The Supreme Court appears ready to give Shaun what he says he wants  – the chance to spend a great deal more of his money on candidates for federal office. The Court heard arguments yesterday in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission , a sort of sequel to the 2010 Citizens United case that I’ve lamented here in months past . If the Court goes the way the questioning seemed to indicate yesterday one more big prop will be kicked out from under the American jumble of campaign finance laws and once again American democracy will most closely resemble a political version of “The Price is Right”/ Marc Johnson , The Johnson Report. More here.

Thoughts?