The Associated Press reports that twenty-two state attorney generals, as well as DC’s, have submitted a brief expressing support for Montana’s attempt at avoiding the Citizens United decision:
The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse a state court’s decision to uphold the Montana law. Virginia-based American Tradition Partnership is asking the nation’s high court to rule without a hearing because the group says the state law conflicts directly with the Citizens United decision that removed the federal ban on corporate campaign spending.
The Supreme Court has blocked the Montana law until it can look at the case.
The Montana case has prompted critics to hope the court will reverse itself on the controversial Citizens United ruling. The 22 states and D.C. say the Montana law is sharply different from the federal issues in the Citizens United case, so the ruling shouldn’t apply to Montana’s or other state laws regulating corporate campaign spending.
While their tenacity is notable, these state attorney generals should probably stop using Steve Bullock’s attempt to launch his political career to new heights at the expense of his taxpayers as a model for their own political ambitions. It is notable that in some of the states, as well as DC, direct corporate contributions are legal.
How ironic.
