Supreme Court upholds 'soft money' ban.

The Supreme Court upheld key provisions of the McCain/Feingold campaign finance reform bill today. On a 5-4 decision, the court stated that a ban on unlimited contributions by labor unions and corporations to candidates via political parties was constitutional.

As a supporter of the measure, I was pretty confident it would be upheld. While it certainly shouldn't be considered a "cure all" that will rid politics of the influence of money, that's no reason to sit back and not attempt to fix a broken system. For those in Congress who voted for the bill, and citizens who fought for years to get it on the agenda, this is a great victory.