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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – There\u2019s an opportunity for more cash to flow into campaign chests during elections — thanks to a ruling this week from the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

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Experts say the ruling doesn\u2019t affect a new state law on campaign contributions — at least not yet.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s ruling does away with limits on the amount of money a political party can spend on its candidates. It doesn\u2019t have as much impact for those running at the state level, such as the legislature. However, it could come into play for federal level races, such as those for Congress.<\/p>\n

The high court ruled in a lawsuit brought by the National Republican Senatorial Committee against the Federal Elections Commission. The NRSC said the limits on political party spending on candidates was unconstitutional. In a 6 to 3 ruling, the justices agreed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe actually welcome the Supreme Court decision that affirms that political parties have the same First Amendment right to support their candidate as other organizations,\u201d said Shirlene Ostrov of the Hawaii Republican Party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re knocking down all the barriers, making it so as much money can pour into the system as possible,\u201d said state Sen. Karl Rhoads, who chairs the senate Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust a continuation of the previous trend of making it so that money is the most important thing in politics,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do think the ruling will matter because what it does is it just shows that the Supreme Court is right now very skeptical of any campaign finance restrictions,\u201d said HNN Political Analyst Colin Moore.<\/p>\n

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Those restrictions may include Hawaii\u2019s Act 11, which Gov. Josh Green signed into law in May. It bars corporations, non-profits and other legally-created entities from engaging in election activity.<\/p>\n

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii has already filed a First Amendment lawsuit against Act 11, contending that it bars those groups from spending money for or against candidates or political parties.<\/p>\n

The Institute said in a statement to HNN, “The Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <\/i>NRSC v. FEC addressed a specific question about coordinated spending between political parties and their own candidates. Act 11, by contrast, broadly restricts the political speech of incorporated organizations generally. Because the issues are fundamentally different, we don\u2019t have any comment on the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <\/i>NRSC.<\/i>“<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Act 11 case makes it to the Supreme Court, which I think is quite likely, it all depends on how much weight they give to 200 years of precedent on the corporation side of the law,\u201d said Rhoads.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHawaii\u2019s going to argue of course that this is a different law, it\u2019s not about campaign finance restrictions, it\u2019s about defining more precisely what the powers of a corporation in Hawaii are,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n

For now, Republicans are celebrating what could be used as an opening for candidates in a deep blue state.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are mostly looking forward to working with our national partners to support Republican candidates who are committed to bringing accountability and opportunity and common sense leadership to our state,\u201d said Ostrov.<\/p>\n

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