COMMENTARY MAGAZINE, 3/9/2012 by Jonathan S. Tobin - "Citizens United Decision’s Real Victim: Incumbent Protection Plans"
The primary defeat of an incumbent Republican member of Congress on Tuesday in Ohio has provoked some cries of dismay from the media and other sectors of the chattering classes. No one really cares about Rep. Jean Schmidt, who lost her race in her Cincinnati-area district to a relatively unknown podiatrist [Brad Wenstrup, a doctor and Iraq war veteran who has never held political office]. But the reason for concern we are told is the fact that Schmidt was, in part, taken down by a GOP insurgency in which a super PAC played a significant role. That’s the conceit of a New York Times feature this morning about the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that limited the federal government’s ability to restrict political speech in the form of election advertisements. A Houston-based political action committee called the Campaign for Primary Accountability spent about $200,000 to help defeat Schmidt and is taking an active role in other races where incumbents are being challenged. Read more at Commentary...Note: This is a short article that gives a reasoned pro Citizens United decision explanation. The full article is well worth reading. In addition, you might want to visit the website for Campaign for Primary Accountability for background on this super PAC. --bc
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