Jerod Macdonald-Evoy
03/17/23
(AZ Mirror) Since the SCOTUS ruling, groups like End Citizens United have sought to rein in anonymous spending in elections by large corporations and donors which they see as a way to influence policy making that unfairly overpowers the average voter. “Without that transparency it is easier for them to raise big chunks of money from millionaires and companies that want to buy influence from politicians in Washington,” Adam Bozzi, spokesman for End Citizens United, a political action committee that is working to reverse the SCOTUS decision. “They want to do that without any scrutiny.” Bozzi pointed out that former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia even favored transparent disclosure and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the Citizens United ruling that, while the First Amendment protects political speech, transparent disclosure allows citizens to react to that speech.