that may be a legacy this man, businessman and gop activist shaun mccutcheon is proud of.e wases the lead plaintiff in this week's case and is joining us to discuss his view that this week's ruling is good for free speech and democracy. welcome, and thanks for joining us. >> thank you. i'm glad to be here. >> well, it's a big week for you. a victory, obviously, as i mentioned from your perspective and for your case. and you and other republicans have said this is a victory most importantly for free speech. let's look, in the 2012 campaign cycle according to center for responsive politics, there were, however, only about 646 people who ran up against that limit that your case knocked down. by contrast, more than 4 million people gave to barack obama with a smaller donations. so do you feel that at bottom, as a factual matter right now, this ruling even if it's free speech, it's free speech for a relatively small number of people? >> well, all americans, regardless of economic status, are entitled to free speech under the first amendment. this fundamental free speech and pol