Winston Churchill once said, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” If he was around today, he might say something similar about the Federal Election Commission. It might be the worst way to enforce campaign finance laws, except for all of the alternatives.

Yes, the FEC can be slow to act. And yes, some bipartisan agreement among Republican and Democratic commissioners is necessary for it to do anything. But that’s the way it is supposed to work, and it is working.