SteveLendmansBlog  April 6 2014

It didn’t surprise. It’s supremely pro-business. It’s always been this way. It’s more than ever now.

It supports Big Monied interests. It does so over democratic governance. It’s on the wrong side of most issues mattering most.

On April 2, it repeated a familiar pattern. Its McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission decision ruled one dollar = one vote. It struck down federal campaign contribution limits. It did so disgracefully.

It gave monied interests more power. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts referred to the landmark 1976 Buckley v. Valeo ruling saying:

“We conclude that the aggregate limits on contributions do not further the only governmental interest this court accepted as legitimate.”

“They instead intrude without justification on a citizen’s ability to express the most fundamental First Amendment activities.” Continue reading →