.LevinsonJessica: Ted Cruz's win at the Supreme Court is a loss for America
of Americans give $200 or more to federal campaigns. Wealthy people should absolutely run for office and wealthy people should absolutely be able to spend money to elect the candidates of their choosing, but not to the detriment of the rest of the public. It’s common sense to believe that candidates and officeholders will be more responsive to those donors who can help them get and keep their jobs.
Thanks to a series of erroneous rulings by the Supreme Court, our nation’s campaign finance system is a shadow of what it should be. Individuals, groups and even corporations can spend unlimited sums of money to elect or defeat candidates. Despite a complex network of laws and regulations, the two restrictions which still stand, for now, include transparency requirements and limits to candidate campaigns.
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