Unfree Speech: The Folly of Campaign Finance ReformAt a time when campaign finance reform is widely viewed as synonymous with cleaning up Washington and promoting political equality, Bradley Smith, a nationally recognized expert on campaign finance reform, argues that all restriction on campaign giving should be eliminated. In Unfree Speech, he presents a bold, convincing argument for the repeal of laws that regulate political spending and contributions, contending that they violate the right to free speech and ultimately diminish citizens' power. |
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... Corruption Chapter 8 Money and Equality PART III REAL AND IMAGINED REFORM OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE Chapter 9 Unfree Speech: The Future of Regulatory “Reform” Chapter 10 Real Equality, Real Corruption, Real Reform Notes Bibliography Index ...
... Corruption and Campaign Finance,” Georgetown Law Journal 86 (1997): 45–99, appear in chapters 6, 7, and 8, and are reprinted with permission of the publisher, Georgetown University and Georgetown Law Journal. • Portions of “Some ...
... them to proceed. The speakers' First Amendment rights would have been pushed aside because of the allegedly “compelling” government interest in preventing corruption, or the “appearance of corruption,” 5 INTRODUCTION.
The Folly of Campaign Finance Reform Samantha Sellinger. pelling” government interest in preventing corruption, or the “appearance of corruption,” in the ensuing election. But would there really have been a threat of corruption if ...
... corruption, by any stretch of the imagination. It is true that the first three were all vindicated in the courts, that the FEC chose not to pursue Smith (although Smith closed his web site) and that the FEC dropped the Forbes case. Yet ...
Contents
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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS | 107 |
REAL AND IMAGINED REFORM OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE | 167 |
Notes | 229 |
Bibliography | 259 |
Index | 279 |