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Congress must tell JD Vance: No more money in politics.

The Supreme Court is once again poised to let billionaires and corporations buy our elections — and this time, the threat is even bigger than Citizens United.

A new case, National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC, backed by the NRSC, J.D. Vance, and other Republican officials, asks the Court to strike down limits on coordinated campaign spending between political parties and candidates. If they succeed, political parties could serve as unlimited pass-throughs for corporate and mega-donor cash — drowning out voters’ voices entirely.

Even more alarming, Vice President J.D. Vance signed onto this lawsuit when he was a U.S. Senator — effectively endorsing a plan to hand our democracy to the highest bidder.

This case could expand Citizens United beyond recognition, turning our elections into auctions. The Brennan Center for Justice warns that we’re already living in an era of “billion-dollar elections.” The Roosevelt Institute calls this the next stage of plutocracy — where public policy follows donor priorities rather than public will.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and his colleagues have filed an amicus brief urging the Court to reject this corporate power grab. They’re right: democracy only works when voters, not billionaires, decide who leads us.

The Supreme Court may not be elected, but the legitimacy of its decisions depends on public trust — and we can make clear that selling elections to the highest bidder will destroy that trust.

Tell Congress to stand up publicly, file briefs, and make clear: our democracy is not for sale.
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