According to one legal expert, 'The statute challenged in Cruz is a matter of common sense: the corruption risk inherent in post-election payments effectively made to candidates themselves is obvious and acute.'
in which the Supreme Court"struck down the so-called millionaire's amendment that aimed to level the playing field when wealthy candidates financed their own campaigns," as."That provision had relaxed contribution limits for opponents of self-funded candidates in an attempt to close the funding gap."
"Ultimately," according to CLC's Horan,"the statute challenged in Cruz is a matter of common sense: The corruption risk inherent in post-election payments effectively made to candidates themselves is obvious and acute. In crafting the limit, Congress addressed this risk without unduly burdening speech. The Supreme Court should uphold Congress' work."
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