Today’s moderator: Tom Sabulis
A 20-year veteran of the AJC, Tom Sabulis has covered news, politics and the arts during a career that has taken him to newspapers across the country. Since 2008, he has coordinated many of the newspaper’s pro/con debates and first-person guest columns.
An Emory University law professor writes that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down aggregate limits on some political donations imperils the independent judiciary in Georgia. A Mercer University professor counters that, while the danger exists, corruption has not tainted our state judiciary. The opportunity for big money to influence judges may arise in the future through trickle-down campaign funding, they say, but voters will always hold the power to oust offending judges, if it comes to that. Finally, facts and figures about the McCutcheon Supreme Court case.
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Today's columnists:
- Money threatens judiciary by Joanna Shepherd Bailey
- Voters can keep judges honest by Patrick E. Longan
On the record: McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
