Sen. Arlen Specter, co-sponsor of the "Fair Elections Now Act" (S. 1285), described the decision in Buckley v. Valeo striking down expenditure limits as, "the worst decision of the Supreme Court of the United States since the Dred Scott decision."
Worse, apparently, than either Plessy v. Ferguson or Korematsu v. United States.
Just last year, six justices of the Supreme Court reaffirmed that holding of Buckley in Randall v. Sorrell, in which CCP filed an amicus brief (.pdf). No word from Sen. Specter on whether this is the new worst decision since Dred Scott, or merely a runner up.
Seriously, is there any limit to the hyperbole "reform" proponents are willing to engage in?
Archived video of the hearing is now available. To hear Sen. Specter’s comment, skip ahead to 18:20.
