Make sure to check out CCP Chairman Brad Smith’s op-ed in today’s Washington Examiner focusing on the Supreme Court’s rehearing of Citizens United v. FEC in September.
The op-ed is here.
The ending has an important point:
The views of employees, labor union members, or members of groups like state chambers of commerce are vital to a robust debate on issues and candidates. Adding their voices to the mix cannot corrupt our democracy. It would enrich it.
The first few words of the First Amendment, “Congress shall make no law” are clear: The First Amendment is an absolute protection of speech by everyone — not something that can be amended to suit the agendas of those in power. Hopefully, the Supreme Court holds true to this principle and follows through in overturning both Austin and McConnell after it rehears arguments in Citizens United this fall.
