While this is true, the first such betrayal came in 1976, with Buckley v Valeo. This was (AIUI) the US Supreme Court decision that established the precedent th

While this is true, the first such betrayal came in 1976, with Buckley v Valeo. This was (AIUI) the US Supreme Court decision that established the precedent that money counts as protected speech. So much of the rot that has occurred since then can be traced back to this.