tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post971788524485804732..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: McCutcheon v. FECRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-36512820288093672212013-10-15T20:27:43.030-05:002013-10-15T20:27:43.030-05:00It could be argued that money does not equal free ...It could be argued that money does not equal free speech from a purely textualist point of view; yet, since the 1970's, it appears that espousers of this judicial philosophy feel differently when it comes to aggregate donor contributions.<br /><br />A week before the 2012 election, Frontline's Kai Ryssdal exposed the direct link between “independent” 501(c)(4)'s that use candidates as fronts to push the agenda of secretive sponsors of these 501(c) (4)'s through "individual bundling", contrary to the doubts that Justice Scalia expressed regarding any connection between 501(c) (4)'s and the political parties.John Mitchellnoreply@blogger.com