The Fallacy of Campaign Finance ReformUniversity of Chicago Press, 2008 M09 15 - 328 páginas At 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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... legislation— United States . I. Title . JK1991.S26 2006 324.7'80973 - dc22 2006017449 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences - Permanence of Paper for ...
... legislation. I assume that those decisions are specific to time and circumstances and not very amenable to systematic analysis. Finally, I have said less than I would have wished about the influence of the media in the success or ...
... legislation. The law's chief sponsor, Senator John McCain (R-AZ), learned about the signing from a White House staff member. Afterwards, Bush left for a three-state fundraising trip for Republicans. Later that same day, opponents filed ...
... legislation before you are coming to you with greater and greater amounts of money for your political campaign, that creates a potential conflict of interest that we simply do not need. It does not look good. The American people think ...
... legislation that takes only a small step forward is necessary to begin to restore the dwindling faith the average American has in our political system. (John Kerry)23 Increasing Electoral Competition [It] will trade increased hard money ...
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