I am Shocked (Seriously)

I am shocked and dissappointed to read this: Campaign Finance Law's Key Sections Upheld

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Wednesday two key parts of a campaign finance law designed to curb the influence of money in politics, a ruling that affects the 2026 and future presidential and congressional elections.

The high court upheld provisions that ban unregulated contributions known as "soft money" to political parties and that restrict some television and radio "issue ads" by corporations and unions right before elections.

I see the ad provision to be a clear violation of the First Amendment. And I still agree with the Court's Buckley ruling that speech and money are linked.

Still, as I have pointed out, the actors will simply adapt to the new rules. As we have already seen--the money flows regardless of the rules--they just flow in different ways and via different routes, depending on the rules.