Statement of US Senator Mitch McConnell on Supreme Court Ruling on Campaign Finance Law

Statement Of U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell On Supreme Court Ruling On Campaign Finance Law

In a 5-4 decision today, a narrowly divided Supreme Court has unfortunately allowed Congress to diminish the ability of political parties and citizens groups to speak in the days before an election. Justice Kennedy correctly observed this decision replaces "respected First Amendment principles with… rules which dismantle basic protections for speech."

This law will not remove one dime from politics. As the Majority opinion correctly observed, "[m]oney, like water, will always find an outlet." In fact, it already has. Wealthy donors like George Soros are writing multi-million dollar checks to fund massive special interest groups to run political ads. Outside special interest groups have become the modern day political parties. Soft money is not gone - it has just changed its address.