Chief Justice Roberts Accidentally Reveals Everything That’s Wrong With Citizens United...

[RiverNoord]

14. Do politicans take oaths to advance the causes of their financial backers?

Well, some probably do, but the official oath of a US legislator is:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."

I see nothing in there about advancing your financial backers' agendas, but I do see where that could very easily compromise their commitment to bear 'true faith and allegiance' to the Constitution of the United States. Since the Constitution describes Bribery as an impeachable High Crime, Roberts' logic is hopelessly flawed. Advancing the causes of parties that give you money while in office is the literal definition of bribery. How is advancing causes of those who gave you money so that you could get into office any different, really?

Republican democracy is premised on responsiveness to constituents balanced with the exercise of independent good judgment, not just some vague concept of 'responsiveness.'