On April 2, 2014, the US Supreme court made a decision by a vote of 5-4 in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission that was penned by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by justices Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia. The decision relies heavily on the assertion in the 2010 Citizens United ruling that influence and access are NOT a corruption concern.
It strikes aggregate limits and an end to the entire campaign finance reform system.
This means that a single donor (or corporation) will be able to contribute unlimited amounts in political donations.
The rational being that money is a form of speech, and the United States supports the freedom of speech.
We the PEOPLE do not equate money to that of speech, and find that this supports a corrupt political system.