My mother, Phyllis Frakt, sent me the following commentary on the Supreme Court’s campaign finance decision. It’s such brief commentary it feels more like a Twitter op-ed than a blog post.
“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” ~ French novelist Anatole France (1844 – 1924), The Red Lily, 1894, chapter 7
Now we also have the reverse: the law, in its majestic equality, allows the poor as well as the rich to bankroll candidates, to buy elections, and to overwhelm legislative agendas.
