The current issue of Reason, a nationwide libertarian journal, identified Colorado’s Matt Arnold as the poster symbol of our state’s flawed campaign finance law. Arnold, who identifies as a conservative, has filed more Colorado campaign finance complaints than anyone else, all against Republicans or right-of-center organizations.

As Reason documented, Amendment 27 is so ill-conceived it has become a welcome mat for predatory lawsuits that threaten the ability of Coloradans to participate in political discourse.

In addition to the nature of Arnold’s predatory suits, the magazine told of a rural Colorado school mom who was sued by school board members. They filed in retaliation after she bought an innocuous newspaper ad that criticized them for not having children enrolled in the district.

The magazine explained how low-income defendants are doomed, because even an hour of pro-bono legal assistance exceeds Amendment 27’s limit of $400 donations, per donor, during a given election cycle.

Read more at The Colorado Springs Gazette.