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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... members of Congress can and do act on such illiberal feelings. They also have powerful interests at stake in suppressing spending on politics, a conflict of interest that also evinces the wisdom of the First Amendment. In campaign ...
John Samples. A more extended reading of the Congressional Record might reveal more purposes for McCain-Feingold.29 ... members rejected any suggestion that the bill was required to address actually corrupt conduct, because they agreed ...
... members of Congress who participate in elections governed by these laws. They matter much more to members than to the rest of us. In the words of former congressman Guy Vander Jagt (R-MI), “When you are dealing with campaign [finance] ...
... Congress can be called partisan . In recent history , Republicans have ... members of their coalition and favorable free coverage by a largely ... Congress . That said , we should keep in mind that campaign finance law seeks partisan ...
... members of Congress clearly understand that campaign finance law affects their inter- ests in reelection . If Americans can spend money freely on political ads , incumbents may get hit by last - minute attacks on their record or ...
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