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Originalists Making It Up Again: McCutcheon and ‘Corruption’

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Originalists used a modern interpretation of the term to eviscerate campaign-finance limits. The Framers would be disgusted.

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At the core of the disaster that is the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon v. FEC decision lies a mistake. A strategic mistake, made by the government.

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