The high court has accepted an appeal regarding the 1970’s era limit.
The Supreme Court announced it will hear a challenge to the limitation on how much money national political parties may spend on campaigns for federal candidates. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) brought the suit, which was unsuccessful in lower courts.
“A political party exists to get its candidates elected,” the NRSC wrote in its petition in the case. “Yet Congress has severely restricted how much parties can spend on their own campaign advertising if done in cooperation with those very candidates.”
President Trump’s administration filed a brief in the case, stating, “That restriction on core political speech is not narrowly tailored to serve the only interest that could justify a campaign-finance law, preventing the reality or appearance of quid pro quo corruption.”
The high court will accept a defense of the limits from the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Senate and House campaign committees.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the justices of the Supreme Court to be discerning as they choose cases to hear in the fall term.
- For district and circuit court judges to properly apply federal law, the Constitution, and legal precedent as they rule in cases they hear.
Sources: Roll Call, Townhall
