· Updated January 16, 2025 12:31 AM · 3 min read read
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As surely as winter follows fall, Republican election victories are followed by unconstitutional attempts to restrict political speech.
The Nixon presidency brought the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which the U.S. Supreme Court partially struck down in Buckley v. Valeo. The George W. Bush presidency brought the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, also known as McCain-Feingold, after the senators who sponsored it. The Supreme Court partially struck down McCain-Feingold in a series o
As surely as winter follows fall, Republican election victories are followed by unconstitutional attempts to restrict political speech.
The Nixon presidency brought the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which the U.S. Supreme Court partially struck down in Buckley v. Valeo. The George W. Bush presidency brought the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, also known as McCain-Feingold, after the senators who sponsored it. The Supreme Court partially struck down McCain-Feingold in a series o…