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In the Judicial Oath, Chief Justice Roberts swore to “do equal right to the poor and to the rich.” However, his conduct has demonstrated a bias toward wealth. The Roberts Court systematically dismantled campaign finance laws designed to protect the integrity of our electoral process in Citizens United v. FEC, McCutcheon v. FEC, and AFPF v. Bonta. In joining Citizens United and authoring the Court’s opinions in McCutcheon and Bonta, Chief Justice Roberts entrenched a system that favored and consolidated power in the wealthy. These decisions undermine the core premise of our Constitution, that every citizen can equally participate in governance. By privileging candidates who can raise large sums of money and the rich people and corporations that provide those resources, Chief Justice Roberts undermined the structure of the United States Constitution and the political rights of the people of the United States.