CNN Smerconish August 29, 2015 22:46:00
Buying and selling of votes. we've seen it with absentee ballots. this would open up another venue for buying and selling votes. >> i read the federal court opinion in this case. it discussed the fact there was a rumor that college stunts were being paid 50 bucks to cast their ballot. there was no evidence that that was anything more than a rumor. the federal judge in this case seemed open to the idea of upholding a law like this if there were proof of coercion. >> it's a first amendment issue. you have to balance the interest. you mentioned is you really don't lose a lot of first amendment ex...