>> MONEY, POLITICS AND POWER.
AT THE SUPREME COURT THE WHITE AT THE SUPREME COURT THE WHITE IN CONGRESS.
IN CONGRESS.
TONIGHT ON "WASHINGTON WEEK."
TONIGHT ON "WASHINGTON WEEK."
>> MONEY IN.
>> MONEY IN.
MONEY OUT.
MONEY OUT.
> THE SUPREME COURT OPENS THE > THE SUPREME COURT OPENS THE FLOOD GATES.
FLOOD GATES.
>> I THINK THIS MEANS FREEDOM OF >> I THINK THIS MEANS FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS BEING UPHELD.
SPEECH IS BEING UPHELD.
FACED WITH IS A FACED WITH IS A SUPREME COURT ACROSS THE STREET SUPREME COURT ACROSS THE STREET THAT CELEBRATES OLIGARCHS.
THAT CELEBRATES OLIGARCHS.
>> HOW THE CONSTITUTION, BIG >> HOW THE CONSTITUTION, BIG DONORS, EAGER CANDIDATES AND DONORS, EAGER CANDIDATES AND RETIREMENT ONESAL RETIREMENT ONESAL ARE CHANGING THE FACE OF ARE CHANGING THE FACE OF POLITICS.
POLITICS.
VICTORY WHITE HOUSE VICTORY WHITE HOUSE LAP.
LAP.
>> THE DEBATE OVER REPEALING >> THE DEBATE OVER REPEALING THIS LAW IS OVER.
THIS LAW IS OVER.
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS HERE TO STAY.
HERE TO STAY.
SIGN-UPS CRASH SIGN-UPS CRASH PAST SEVEN MILLION.
PAST SEVEN MILLION.
>> THAT IS A TOTAL THAT SHATTERS >> THAT IS A TOTAL THAT SHATTERS EXPECTATIONS ESPECIALLY EXPECTATIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE WAKE OF THE BUMPY ROLL IN THE WAKE OF THE BUMPY ROLL FALL.F ETH WEBSITE IN THE FALL.F ETH WEBSITE IN THE >> THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE BATTLE >> THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE BATTLE IS OVER.
IS OVER.
> OBAMA CARE IS NOT A SUCCESS > OBAMA CARE IS NOT A SUCCESS FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO WANT TO FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO WANT TO SEE THE DOCTORS THAT THEY WANT SEE THE DOCTORS THAT THEY WANT O SEE, NOT THAT WASHINGTON O SEE, NOT THAT WASHINGTON WANTS THEM TO SEE.
WANTS THEM TO SEE.
>> ANOTHER WEEK AT THE FIGHTS.
>> ANOTHER WEEK AT THE FIGHTS.
ALL, PETE WILLIAMS ALL, PETE WILLIAMS OF NBC NEWS.
OF NBC NEWS.
MATEA GOLD OF THE "WASHINGTON MATEA GOLD OF THE "WASHINGTON POST".
POST".
JOHN DICKERSON OF SLATE MAGAZINE JOHN DICKERSON OF SLATE MAGAZINE NEWS.BS NEWS.BS AND JEFF ZELENY OF ABC NEWS.
AND JEFF ZELENY OF ABC NEWS.
> ARD WWAINNING REPORTING AND > ARD WWAINNING REPORTING AND ANALYSIS.
ANALYSIS.
COVERING HISTORY AS IT HAPPENS.
COVERING HISTORY AS IT HAPPENS.
LIVE FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.
LIVE FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.
HIS IS "WASHINGTON WEEK" WITH HIS IS "WASHINGTON WEEK" WITH GWEN IFILL.
YOU.
FROM WASHINGTON MODERATOR GWEN FROM WASHINGTON MODERATOR GWEN IFILL.
IFILL.
GWEN: THE SUPREME COURT DOUBLED GWEN: THE SUPREME COURT DOUBLED INT ITS RE WEEK ON A POEUPB INT ITS RE WEEK ON A POEUPB 5-4 MAJORITY HAS MADE.
5-4 MAJORITY HAS MADE.
MONEY EQUALS SPEECH.
MONEY EQUALS SPEECH.
IF THAT IS SO THE COURT SAID IF THAT IS SO THE COURT SAID GOVERNMENT CANNOT IMPOSE LIMITS GOVERNMENT CANNOT IMPOSE LIMITS USE CASH TO USE CASH TO EXPRESS POLITICAL BELIEFS.
EXPRESS POLITICAL BELIEFS.
THIS WAS NOT ONLY A BIG LEGAL THIS WAS NOT ONLY A BIG LEGAL A HUGE POLITICAL A HUGE POLITICAL ONE.
ONE.
IT OUT TAKE TWO TO SORT IT OUT TAKE TWO TO SORT STARTING WITH PETE WILLIAMS.
STARTING WITH PETE WILLIAMS.
DID WE SEE THIS COMING?
DID WE SEE THIS COMING?
DID.
DID.
NE IS NOT CHALLENGED YOU GIVE NE IS NOT CHALLENGED YOU GIVE UP TO $5,200 TO ANY SINGLE UP TO $5,200 TO ANY SINGLE CANDIDATE PRIMARY PLUS GENERAL.
CANDIDATE PRIMARY PLUS GENERAL.
IS ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN IS ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN GIVE TO ALL CANDIDATES PUT GIVE TO ALL CANDIDATES PUT TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
$5,200 GAVE A MAXIMUM OF $5,200 GAVE A MAXIMUM OF YOU COULD ONLY GIVE TO NINE.
YOU COULD ONLY GIVE TO NINE.
WHAT THE JUSTICES SAID DURING WHAT THE JUSTICES SAID DURING DOES THIS GUMENT HOW DOES THIS GUMENT HOW MAKE CONSTITUTIONAL SENSE THAT MAKE CONSTITUTIONAL SENSE THAT YOU CAN GIVE TO NINE BUT NOT 10.
YOU CAN GIVE TO NINE BUT NOT 10.
SHOWING THEIR ED SHOWING THEIR ED CONCERN IT SEEMED CLEAR IT WAS CONCERN IT SEEMED CLEAR IT WAS DOOMED.
DOOMED.
