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OA640: Remunerations Are Speechful, My Friend

Opening Arguments

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The Supreme Court Says, We Shouldn't Have Had Standing

The Supreme Court ruled that Ted Cruz could not have repaid himself with post campaign funds because he had only raised $166,000. This is mathematically impossible for a candidate to repay his debts in full within 20 days of the election. But even if such funds were available, we accept as valid the merits of Apple's legal claims,. So we must assume that the loan payment limitation, including the 20 day rule, unconstitutionally burdens speech demanding that the committee comply with the government's alternative would require it to forgo the exercise of a First Amendment right. We must assume it has the right to repay its campaign debts in full at any time. And that would require the committee to subject

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