The Constitution protects our right to contribute to a political campaign including giving soft money.
Government can only ban contributions to prevent corruption.
Advocates of a ban say soft money corrupts the process, but they lack concrete evidence. Without such proof, we shouldn't restrict a fundamental constitutional right. We do rightly require disclosure of soft money contributions. Candidates can make soft money an issue if they want, and the voters can judge the propriety of these donations. Candidates can even voluntarily refuse to accept soft money as Ric Lazio and Hillary Clinton did this week.