,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #f ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #d1 #bjac ,ms4 ,kaptur submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of ,congress that the ,supreme ,court misinterpreted the ,first ,amendment to the ,constitution in the case of ,buckley v4 ,valeo4 ,that it is the sense of ,congress that the ,supreme ,court misinterpreted the ,first ,amendment to the ,constitution in its decision in the #aigf case of ,buckley v4 ,valeo because-- 7#a7 the decision failed to recognize that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level2 and 7#b7 the decision failed to recognize other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns1 including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government1 restore public confidence in government1 and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process4