Seattle has a type of public funding for city elections called “Democracy Vouchers”. Every voter is given vouchers. The voter can then donate them to his or her favorite candidates, and the candidates can get money to spend on their campaigns by redeeming the vouchers.
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to declare that the Seattle vouchers program, which is funded by a property tax, violates the First Amendment. On January 9, the American Association of Christian Schools filed an amicus in the case, Elster v City of Seattle, 19-608. The amicus, which argues the Court should strike down the vouchers, explains that even though campaign finance vouchers are unconstitutional, vouchers used to pay educational expenses for children who attend private schools are not unconstitutional. Here is the amicus.
1. Taxpayer taxes for Anti-Democracy RED communist candidates and other extremist stuff ???
2. 1 Amdt — NO taxes for ANY thing in support of ANY religion — directly or indirectly.
See Blackstone’s Commentaries about Brit monarch being head of Anglican Church of England [Protestant] and all sorts of Brit laws against other religions in England in 1760s – esp Catholics and Jews.
SCOTUS — brain dead about such 1 Amdt stuff since 1870s.