Democrats have chosen Chris Heagarty to take former Rep. Ty Harrell’s Wake County legislative seat (District 41). I’ve interviewed Chris several times over the past few years. He’s a very nice and sincere person. But when it comes to policy, Chris and I part company. He’s an ardent supporter of taxpayer funded election campaigns and, when he was director of the N.C. Center for Voter Education, helped push legislation that brought us publicly funded judicial campaigns. This is the process that forces voters to help fund the campaigns of candidates with whom they disagree. No matter one’s political views, that is an affront to the freedom to choose representatives who reflect your beliefs. What’s more, in light of the 2008 U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Davis v. Federal Election Commission, North Carolina’s law should be repealed, explains JLF’s legal and regulatory analyst, Daren Bakst.