More opnion polling on Citizens United

Before we get into the polling I think there needs to be something said about the S. Court decision and its affects on legislation. In order for campaign finance legislation to become law there must be an accord from both sides of the aisle. The reason for this is that although both parties adhere to their own in house rule, when it comes to campaign finance, both parties must abide by federal legislation. BCRA, or the McCain-Feingold bill, was mainly sponsored by a member of both the parties indicating the importance of bipartisan support. In addition the mere idea of a politician regulating money he/she receives seems like a bad idea to begin with. So when campaign finance legislation is passed into law and the S. Court rules it unconstitutional on the grounds of first amendment violation it sends a message to legislators, either on purposeful or not, that their efforts are illegitimate and pointless.

A September 9, 2009 interview with John McCain (R-AZ) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) on the
Supreme Court arguments on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

Does anyone believe that the rights of average citizens to be heard in Washington would not be over ridden by massive , unlimited campaign contributions? Corporations and Unions? That is a disconnect from reality! We saw the corruption, and we acted and that's why congress acted. Not in congress's self interest but because it was a demand on the part of the American people for us to act and we did. - McCain

And if they do it strictly on a first amendment ground, not allowing us to legislate, they will disable the Government. The representatives of the people of this country from ever fixing the campaign finance system. That could be the result of this, we could have no ability to change it at all. - Feingold

--Poll: Large majority opposes Supreme Court's decision on campaign financing
From: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
"Americans of both parties overwhelmingly oppose a Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations and unions to spend as much as they want on political campaigns, and most favor new limits on such spending, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll...

...Eight in 10 poll respondents say they oppose the high court's Jan. 21 decision to allow unfettered corporate political spending, with 65 percent "strongly" opposed. Nearly as many backed congressional action to curb the ruling, with 72 percent in favor of reinstating limits..."