BIRMINGHAM – Chairman of the Republican Party of Alabama, Bill Armistead, issued a statement regarding the oral arguments heard today in front of the Supreme Court on the case of McCutcheon v. FEC. There is currently an aggregate ban on the amount an individual can give to a federal candidate in a single election cycle. Under the ban, an individual’s rights are limited and they are not able to give freely to all the candidates they would like to back.
“I am pleased to know that the Supreme Court is finally addressing this issue of what I believe to be an unconstitutional ban placed on an individual’s rights to political contributions. This case has sparked a heated debate, and rightly so. I applaud Shaun McCutcheon for taking up such an important cause to protect our fundamental right to free speech.
“If Republicans hope to make a difference, we need to fight for what we believe to be true. We need to fight to uphold the Constitution and the rights it gives us. I greatly appreciate Shaun’s determination to fight for the rights of individuals to give political contributions to as many candidates as he or she chooses.
“I am encouraged with what we have heard from the Supreme Court today following oral arguments. Chief Justice Roberts stated that aggregate limits seem ‘to be a very direct restriction’ on an individual’s 1st Amendment rights. I pray that the Chief Justice stands by that belief and that the other justices follow suit.”