We Don’t Need to End Citizens United to Rein in Super PACs
The article discusses the influence of super PACs on American politics, particularly in relation to the Citizens United decision. It argues that super PACs were not created by Citizens United but rather by a lower court ruling, SpeechNow v. FEC. The author contends that the logic behind the Supreme Court's decision is flawed, leading to the current challenges in regulating political contributions and expenditures.
- ▪Super PACs were created by the lower court decision SpeechNow v. FEC, not by Citizens United.
- ▪The Citizens United ruling allowed for independent expenditures without the risk of quid pro quo corruption.
- ▪The article argues that the logic of the Supreme Court's decision is flawed and has led to challenges in regulating super PACs.
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| Original publisher | TIME |
| Canonical URL | https://time.com/article/2026/04/28/we-don-t-need-to-end-citizens-united-to-rein-in-superpacs/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:46:42 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-04-28T17:59:40.768Z |
| Last seen | 2026-04-28T17:59:40.768Z |
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Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
The business model of American politics is clear, and it is clearly corrupt. The strategy of this corruption was perfected in 2024 by crypto super PACs: take out a couple of prominent opponents, support a couple of rising supporters, and recruit, if you can, a presidential candidate to support your view. The crypto super PACs leveraged that strategy to flip crypto policy in America in one election cycle from imperfect but sensible to essentially lawless. Now, with that strategy, AI super PACs are standing up hundreds of millions of dollars, intending to block the regulation of AI.
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