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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... freedom of speech . I begin also to tell a different story about money , politics , and elections . In part , my story belongs to the genre of political realism . For all the talk of sin , redemption , and democracy , I see restrictions ...
... free speech in this field should be a model for heads of think tanks. Many people contributed to this manuscript in its various stages. xii preface.
... In the United States, speech is no longer very free in any sense of the word. How did we reach this point? As always with restrictions on free speech, political ambition and interests tell part of the story. “Freedom Money and Speech.
... freedom of speech or other rights enunciated in the Constitution. Most people are wrong. You are reading these words right now because of money. The Univer- sity of Chicago Press has spent tens of thousands of dollars producing this ...
... freedom of speech. We have reason to doubt that senators truly believed that the law addressed corruption: “Both Democratic and Re- publican members rejected any suggestion that the bill was required to address actually corrupt conduct ...
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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 |