Sen. Chuck Schumer has had a bee in his bonnet ever since 2010, when the Supreme Court ruled in its Citizens United decision that independent campaign expenditures by third- party groups are protected under the First Amendment.

In a recent speech, the New York Democrat came out swinging against the thousands of mom-and-pop organizations that constitute the Tea Party, citing campaign finance laws as being instrumental in the Tea Party’s success and leading, he claims, to unfair elections.

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