Buying Back Elections: Extending Supreme Court Speech Limitations to Eliminate Leadership PACS

Authors

Justin Luehman, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The article critiques the current campaign finance system, arguing that the Supreme Court's interpretation of money as speech under the First Amendment has enabled undue influence by wealthy donors and political action committees (PACs), particularly leadership PACs. The author advocates for treating money as property rather than speech to allow stricter regulations and prevent corruption. By extending the "one person, one vote" principle to campaign finance, the article proposes a system where political influence is not dictated by wealth, ensuring equal representation and transparency.

Disciplines

Election Law | First Amendment | Law

Recommended Citation

Justin Luehman, Buying Back Elections: Extending Supreme Court Speech Limitations to Eliminate Leadership PACS, 7 Cardozo Pub. L. Pol’y & Ethics J. 757 (2009).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cplpej/vol7/iss3/10