Thursday's Monroe Times "Our View" endorsed a proposal by the Wisconsin League of Women Voters to require state Supreme Court justices to step down from cases involving campaign donors.
That idea ultimately was rejected by the court, which not surprisingly adopted rules allowing judges to hear cases involving their biggest campaign contributors. With a 4-3 vote, the court sided with business interests and rejected calls for reform.
At the heart of the argument against the proposed reform is the assertion that campaign donations are a form of speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The question of the day, then, is: Do you agree that campaign donations are a form of free speech? Why or why not? Join the discussion, and make a reader comment.
That idea ultimately was rejected by the court, which not surprisingly adopted rules allowing judges to hear cases involving their biggest campaign contributors. With a 4-3 vote, the court sided with business interests and rejected calls for reform.
At the heart of the argument against the proposed reform is the assertion that campaign donations are a form of speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The question of the day, then, is: Do you agree that campaign donations are a form of free speech? Why or why not? Join the discussion, and make a reader comment.
