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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John Samples. Contents. Preface xi Introduction: Money and Speech 1 I. The Conflict of Ideals 15 chapter 1. The Madisonian Vision of Politics 17 chapter 2. The Progressive Vision of Politics 42 II. Four Illusions 81 chapter 3. The ...
... 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 on money in politics as ways to advance the interests of those ...
... money on politics. A systematic study of the interests and activities of the media in this area, however, must await another day and, perhaps, another scholar. Libertarians are often said to be overly individualistic and against social ...
... politics and human life. Public opinion also lends less support for First Amendment rights than we might like to think, particularly for protections related to campaign finance.3 Money, most people seem to think, has little to do with ...
... money. (John McCain)7 Ending the Appearance of Corruption When the very people who have legislation before you are coming to you with greater and greater amounts of money for your political campaign, that creates a potential conflict of ...
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