National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm’n · ¶102

Recall again the words of the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.” The Constitution’s text matters. Contrary to that text, the political-party coordinated-expenditure limitations directly abridge the freedom of speech of political parties.

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