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b_b  ·  3795 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Senate moves forward on Citizens United constitutional amendment

    I'm not sure how I feel about that. I think I would prefer some specific goals of campaign finance regulation written into and amendment itself, and have the SCOTUS uphold or knock down legislation based upon whether or not it supports those goals.

That's not really how amendments or articles work, generally. They are lofty and high minded, and then it's tough work actually passing legislation and regulation to enforce the goal. For example, "The Congress shall have Power [...] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;". There's nothing specific in there about how to regulate commerce. Same applies to taxation powers. I think they're going for something similar here. "Congress shall have the power to regulate campaign finance." It's then up to them to not fuck it up (unlikely).