I hate to say it, but until we can get the nonsense corrected with new legislation, our only option is to squeeze the 'Rats by ENFORCING the money side of it harshly.
Still, this doesn't change the fact that this ruling is an odious offense to the the Constitution, and probably should by resisted with active civil disobedience, especially wrt the ad ban.
So, enforce the donation/money side (until overturned legislatively) and bedevil the courts by muddying the issue of what constitutes media outlets versus advocacy orgs on the ad side. This seems to me the best strategy. Any thoughts?
A look at some provisions in the campaign finance law upheld Wednesday by the Supreme Court.
_Prohibits national political parties from raising unregulated "soft money," including donations of any size from corporations and unions and unlimited contributions from any source.
_Bans the solicitation of soft money by federal candidates and officeholders for federal campaigns.
_Restricts election-time political ads by special-interest groups and others, including a ban on such ads mentioning federal candidates in those candidates' districts in the month before a primary election and within two months of a general election.