The Drag on Political Speech - Section 304

Ruth Goldberg: A candidate will not be repaid if he chooses to lend his campaign more than $250,000. She says that risk may in turn deter some candidates from loaning money to their campaigns when they otherwise would. "This drag on a candidate's First Amendment right to use his own money to facilitate political speech is no less burdensome simply because it attaches as a consequence of a statutorily imposed choice," she said.