Harry Reid fast-tracks anti-Koch constitutional amendment in Senate

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hates the Koch brothers so much he wants to rewrite the First Amendment to keep them out of the political process.

“There should be no million-dollar entry fee to participate in our democracy,” Reid, D-Nev., said in a Senate floor speech Thursday, citing the Koch brothers repeatedly in noting that campaign contributions should not receive the same constitutional protection as speech. “Elections in the United States should be decided by voters.”

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