Tom McClintock, the career politician who’s run for seemingly every office in the state at one point or another, has long claimed to be a champion for conservatives who "want their Constitution back". McClintock, now running for a congressional seat more than 400 miles away from the state Senate district he currently represents, has been described as a “righteous defender of the Constitution.”

That’s why it’s particularly interesting (not to mention hypocritical) that McClintock financed his primary campaign through the campaign finance law known as the “Millionaire’s Amendment” that the Supreme Court last week ruled is unconstitutional.

According to McClintock’s federal campaign filings, McClintock accepted $187,100 in donations from individuals and at least $17,781.95 in contributions from organizations that he would not have been able to accept had his opponent not triggered the Millionaire’s Amendment.

If McClintock is really the “strict constructionist” he claims to be, does he plan to return the $200,000 in unconstitutional money he took during the primary?  Or does McClintock only adhere to a strict interpretation of the Constitution when it suits his political needs?