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What did Justice Clarence Thomas argue about the base contribution limits in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission?
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In McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, Justice Clarence Thomas concurred in the judgment but took a more expansive position than the plurality opinion authored by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.1
While the plurality opinion focused on the constitutionality of aggregate contribution limits, Justice Thomas advocated for overturning the Supreme Court’s 1976 decision in Buckley v. Valeo in its entirety. By calling for the invalidation of Buckley, Thomas argued for the removal of both the aggregate contribution limits and the base contribution limits.1