Florida Conservative

John Thune is not just a beneficiary of SLF; he is now a junior franchise-holder. His own allied Super PAC New Heights Action and its dark-money sister nonprofit raised $9 million last cycle—seeded by $1 million from Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman and six-figure checks from Golub Capital. Much of that cash was steered into SLF-favored state PACs, proving Thune can “play ball” with the big club.

One might argue that the natural check on bad rulings lies within the judiciary itself. The Supreme Court or appellate courts could, in theory, dismiss repeat legal challenges with statements like “asked and answered” or “duplicative of prior rulings.” And while this might sound ideal, the reality is more complex.