From The Huffington Post
The California Supreme Court has blocked an advisory measure gauging public opinion on unlimited campaign donations from appearing on the state’s ballot this fall. Proposition 49, authored by Democratic state Sen. Ted Lieu, would have asked voters whether or not they support amending the Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. That ruling held that the First Amendment prohibits the government from banning unlimited campaign contributions by corporations, unions and nonprofits. The decision paved the way for the creation of super PACs, which are free to raise and spend unlimited cash on political campaigns.
The conservative Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association filed a lawsuit in July requesting that the non-binding measure be removed from the ballot, denouncing it as an “illegitimate exercise of legislative power.” The group also accused state Democrats of introducing the measure as a way of boosting voter turnout in a lackluster election year.
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