The Fallacy of Campaign Finance ReformAt first glance, campaign finance reform looks like a good idea. McCain-Feingold, for instance, regulates campaigns by prohibiting national political parties from accepting soft money contributions from corporations, labor unions, and wealthy individuals. But are such measures, or any of the numerous and similarly restrictive proposals that have circulated through Washington in recent years, really good for our democracy? |
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... First Amendment concerns at a point when I was wandering off into political analysis. Ed Crane and David Boaz also supported this project from the start. I appre- ciate their patience and encouragement. Ed's principled commitment to ...
... first version of the manuscript. Two anonymous readers for the University of Chicago Press examined my proposal for this book and made crucial suggestions. Later, two other anonymous readers of the draft manuscript offered a thorough ...
... First Amendment right to freedom of speech without advice from counsel, preferably one schooled in the intricacies of campaign finance regulation. In the United States, speech is no longer very free in any sense of the word. How did we ...
... First Amendment rights than we might like to think, particularly for protections related to campaign finance.3 Money, most people seem to think, has little to do with freedom of speech or other rights enunciated in the Constitution ...
... first title does take as its goal “ reduction of special interest influence , ” but it does not define those interests . One might infer that they are known by what they have done : giving money legally to the political parties that is ...
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Compound Democracies: Why the United States and Europe Are Becoming Similar Sergio Fabbrini No preview available - 2007 |
Small Change: Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform Raymond J. La Raja Limited preview - 2008 |