Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending in federal elections, hearing GOP appeal
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Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared to back a Republican-led drive, supported by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.

The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.

A day after the justices indicated they would overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting the president’s power to fire independent agency heads, the court is revisiting a 2001 decision that upheld a provision of federal election law that is more than 50 years old.

Democrats are calling on the court to uphold the law.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
    26·
    13 hours ago

    How the fuck can anyone still pretend that our system even attempts to reflect the will of the people? Money in politics is a horrendous issue already. Sure let’s fucking make it worse because the oligarchs want that

    • mika_mika@lemmy.world
      1·
      17 minutes ago

      Because there was a candidate who ran an inspirational platform against money in politics amongst other populist issues, and he was stomped down twice. Because of this people will feel they have no choice but to spit on anyone that criticizes the DNC and will blame their poor candidates and wasted votes on left purity tests and by falling for propaganda.

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
        2·
        5 hours ago

        So instead of answering the rhetorical question, you just thought you’d remind me of the horrible world we live in. Cool.