The real danger behind the ‘McCutcheon’ ruling

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Author(s)	Ruth Marcus
Source	The Washington Post
Date	April 4, 2014
URL	http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-the-real-danger-behind-the-mccutcheon-ruling/2014/04/04/022ddcd4-bc32-11e3-9a05-c739f29ccb08_story.html
Quote	In McCutcheon, Roberts oversaw the metastasis of Kennedy’s unrealistic test from expenditures to contributions. A politician receiving one humongous check, with proceeds to be distributed among candidates and party committees, will naturally be “grateful” to the donor but will not feel “obligated” in a way that constitutes corruption, he asserted, happily substituting his judgment about what is corrupting for that of members of Congress who might actually know.

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This item argues against the position Supreme Court voted correctly on the topic McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.