I do not look forward to a society which, thanks to the Supreme Court campaigns anonymously hidden from public scrutiny, and protected from the accountability of criticism, this does not resemble the home of the brave.
Antonin Scalia: “I do not look forward to a society which, thanks to the Supreme Court campaigns anonymously hidden from public scrutiny…”
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Senator Klobuchar quotes Justice Scalia to highlight concerns about anonymous political contributions and their implications for democracy.
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