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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... donate soft money . But that is just a guess . McCain - Feingold itself is silent about the identity of the special interests that are the targets of its strictures . If we look beyond the law to the speeches made in the Senate in its ...
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