Question

Which statement expresses the point Senators McCain and Feingold are making in this quotation?

Answer 1

The complete question includes a quotation and these choices: "Two years ago, the Supreme Court handed down one of the worst, and most radically activists decisions in the Court's history, Citizens United. Overturning more than a century of settles law, and with an unprecedented naiveté of the political process, the Court charted a course for legalized bribery. Sadly, both Democrats and Republicans are no following the dangerous road of unlimited money in politics. There is no question whether scandal will arise from this decision; the only question is when. On this anniversary, we call on both parties to work together to remedy the obvious damage to our political system caused by the Citizens United decision. - Sen. John McCain and former Sen. Russ Feingold, January 20, 2012." A. Allowing unrestricted corporate money into federal elections means that candidates who recieve that money are likely to be beholden to those corporate interests once in office. B. Forcing candidates to report their campaign contributions files in the face of 100 years of American history and is a fundamental violation of an individuals privacy. C. Disallowing corporations from spending money on behalf of individual candidates is tantamount to restricting the free speech of those running and working for those corporations. D. Permitting organizations to raise large sums of money is the best way for the two major parties' national committees to offset the high cost of campaigns. The correct answer is A. The answer D is completely off-topic, B isn't considered a violation of an individual's privacy, as it is actually considered a legal duty in other countries, C. is a mistaken interpretation of the concerned issue.