hosting the discussion is elizabeth slatterly. she is our senior legal policy analyst in the center for legal and judicial studies. her research focuses on issues such as the scope of the constitution's commerce clause, federal exemption, and election laws. she also studies and writes about the supreme court, judicial confirmations, the proper roles of the courts, and judicial interpretation. she is regularly contributing to the rule of law post on a heritage policy blog. please join me in welcoming my colleague elizabeth slatterly. elizabeth? [applause] >> thank you, john. tomorrow morning the senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing on a constitutional amendment that would give congress the power to regulate raising and spending of money in elections. supporters say amending the constitution is necessary to get so-called dark money out of politics and to stop the kochres like brothers from allegedly buying elections. the supreme court has determined that bans on money are bans on speech. for anyone with experience in runni