Sept. 17 was Constitution Day, a day meant to celebrate the founding of the highest law of our country. It’s worth remembering that our founders gave us a republic grounded in self-government, where, through our elected representatives, We The People decide the laws that govern us, including our election laws. But today, thanks to a series of misguided Supreme Court decisions, Congress and the states are prohibited from setting limits on campaign spending. Now billionaires and special interest groups flood our elections with unlimited money while the rest of us are drowned out.

This is not what the founders intended, and the Constitution makes that clear. Nowhere in the text does it say that campaign finance is off-limits to regulation by the people’s representatives. In fact, the founders were deeply skeptical of concentrated wealth and its corrupting influence. James Madison warned that money-driven factions could capture the system if left unchecked. The First Amendment was designed to protect speech for all, not to favor those with greater financial means. Giving Congress and states the authority to set reasonable limits on political spending isn’t a violation of free speech but a return to the founders’ vision of representative democracy.

That’s why I support the For Our Freedom Amendment. It would restore this power to Congress and the states where it belongs. In honor of Constitution Day, let’s commit to upholding the true spirit of this historic and foundational text. Our Constitution must return to its original meaning, where power resides with the people. It’s time to reclaim our voice and our vote.