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BumRushDaShow

(155,467 posts)
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 09:48 AM 14 hrs ago

Supreme Court takes up major new challenge to campaign finance restrictions

Source: NBC News

June 30, 2025, 9:33 AM EDT


WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday took up a new challenge to campaign finance restrictions in a case brought by Republicans seeking to overturn limits on party committees spending money in coordination with individual candidates.

It is the latest in a long-running sequence of cases that have eroded campaign finance restrictions since Congress sought to strictly limit them in the 1970s.

The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has long been skeptical of campaign finance restrictions on free speech grounds, with its most notable ruling being the 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision that paved the way for unlimited independent expenditures by outside groups.

However, in a 2001 ruling, the court upheld the restrictions at issue in the new case, meaning the justices would have to overturn that decision for the Republicans to win. The court will hear oral arguments and issue a ruling in its next term, which begins in October.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-takes-major-new-challenge-campaign-finance-restrictions-rcna214523



If they allow this, it will be the final nail.
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Supreme Court takes up major new challenge to campaign finance restrictions (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP
Just put all the money in traitor's pocket Marthe48 13 hrs ago #1
Bet on it. nt Javaman 13 hrs ago #2
"for the Republicans to win" PSPS 13 hrs ago #3
Maybe we need a class action on behalf of those of us who Bettie 12 hrs ago #4
6 Justices are more concerned about blocking porn than blocking corrupt politicians. cstanleytech 12 hrs ago #5
The amazing amount of cash that the $Trump family D. Spaulding 11 hrs ago #6

PSPS

(14,644 posts)
3. "for the Republicans to win"
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:25 AM
13 hrs ago
However, in a 2001 ruling, the court upheld the restrictions at issue in the new case, meaning the justices would have to overturn that decision for the Republicans to win.


A more succinct description would be "the justices would have to [remove all restrictions on bribery, influence peddling and outright purchasing of an elected office by foreign governments and oligarchs of any country] for the Republicans to win [any] elections."

Bettie

(18,480 posts)
4. Maybe we need a class action on behalf of those of us who
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:09 AM
12 hrs ago

don't have personal billions to buy an election. We are not being offered equal protection or equal access.

If money is speech, there is no equality, because most of us don't have enough money, even combined to compete with the billionaires and well-funded Super PACs advocating against the majority of people.

D. Spaulding

(286 posts)
6. The amazing amount of cash that the $Trump family
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 12:08 PM
11 hrs ago

is going to rake in by monetizing this presidency like none before, has a purpose. They know that once daddy Trump is gone, all their influence and schemes are in danger. They need this cash to keep MAGA alive and to maintain political influence. One of the reasons Vance is in favor of easing the restrictions. He doesn't have the personality to draw funds like Trump did. By utilizing this leverage, they're hoping to keep GOP politicians from straying, with threats of primaries etc, just like they used Musk and his checkbook.

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