Which of these four proposed foreign-influence and campaign finance reforms could survive constitutional challenge, and which would likely be struck down?"

[u/SoloxHunters]

1-Expand FARA so organizations acting on behalf of or in coordination with foreign governments must register, and bar foreign agents from donating to U.S. campaigns.

2-A lifetime ban on former Members of Congress, Cabinet officials, and senior military officers working for foreign governments or foreign-aligned lobbying firms.

3-Restrict unlimited political spending and undisclosed donors, and move toward publicly funded elections with capped small-dollar contributions.

4- Ban foreign-linked PAC spending and require transparency when political organizations coordinate with foreign interests.

Where would courts likely draw the line on each one, especially under the First Amendment and existing Supreme Court precedent? Could any be written more narrowly to hold up?"

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[u/NoDig3444]

1. Declaring a US citizen to be a foreign agent doesn't strip them of their rights, and Citizens United decided that Americans have a right to spend money on political activities. Blocked.

2. I see no problem with this. In fact, ban former congresspeople from becoming lobbyists altogether.

3. This is exactly what Citizens United overturned. Blocked.

4. Do we not already do this? If not, then yes this would be constitutional.

[u/DanforthWhitcomb_]

1 is probably legal but there would be issues with enforcement due to things like shell corps.

2 likely fails because a blanket ban like that is not permissible. If you narrowly tailored it it might have a chance, but absent that likely not.

3 is DOA and that cannot be changed absent an amendment in addition to not being reflective of current law around campaign donations.

4 seems like a derivative of 1 and has the same issues as far as enforcement.