- United States
- Va.
- Letter
The Supreme Court just handed wealthy donors another key to buy federal elections, and I want you to act. The Court's latest ruling strips away coordinated party expenditure limits, meaning there is now no meaningful barrier between a billionaire and unlimited direct influence over a federal candidate. This is not a slippery slope — it's the bottom of one that started with Citizens United in 2010 and McCutcheon in 2014.
The court-appointed counsel defending the FEC said it plainly: removing these limits effectively legalizes quid pro quo corruption. That's not hyperbole. Super PACs already operate with no spending ceiling, and now political parties can funnel unlimited donor money in direct coordination with candidates. The FEC hasn't had a quorum since April 2025 and can't enforce what little remains of campaign finance law. The system isn't just broken — it's been deliberately dismantled.
I want you to support federal legislation to restore coordinated expenditure limits and push for a fully functioning FEC with confirmed commissioners. Democracy doesn't work when the price of a candidate's loyalty is set by their wealthiest backers.