Campaign Finance Reform

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Unfree Speech

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Author : Samantha Sellinger
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009-02-09

Unfree Speech written by Samantha Sellinger and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-09 with Political Science categories.

At 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. Smith demonstrates that these laws, which often force ordinary people making modest contributions of cash or labor to register with the Federal Election Commission or various state agencies, fail to accomplish their stated objectives. In fact, they have worked to entrench incumbents in office, deaden campaign discourse, burden grassroots political activity with needless regulation, and distance Americans from an increasingly professional, detached political class. Rather than attempting to plug "loopholes" in campaign finance law or instituting taxpayer-financed campaigns, Smith proposes a return to core First Amendment values of free speech and an unfettered right to engage in political activity. Smith finds that campaign contributions have little corrupting effect on the legislature and shows that an unrestrained system of contributions and spending actually enhances equality. More money, not less, is needed in the political system, Smith concludes. Unfree Speech draws upon constitutional law and historical research to explain why campaign finance regulation is doomed and to illustrate the potentially drastic costs of efforts to make it succeed. Whatever one thinks about the impact of money on electoral politics, no one should take a final stand without reading Smith's controversial and important arguments.

A User S Guide To Campaign Finance Reform

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Author : Gerald C. Lubenow
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2001-08-27

A User S Guide To Campaign Finance Reform written by Gerald C. Lubenow and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-27 with Law categories.

Is campaign finance reform dead or alive? Can Congress really fix the problems that American voters perceive in their electoral system? This book assumes that voters are the end users of campaign finance reform, and it questions whether average citizens really know what they are asking for-or what they may get-when they demand change. In this book, ten prominent political scientists and commentators challenge the conventional wisdom about the role of money in campaigns and elections. They look at the level of campaign spending in recent times, the judicial perspective on spending as a First Amendment right, the current diversity of donors, the media spin on the subject, and the act of contributing as a form of political participation. The inimitable Norm Ornstein wraps it all up with a model reform proposal that is at once more moderate than McCain-Feingold and yet radical in its own way. Published under the auspices of Berkeley Public Policy Press.

Campaign Finance Reform

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Author : Campaign Finance Reform Panel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

Campaign Finance Reform written by Campaign Finance Reform Panel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Campaign funds categories.

Campaign Finance Reform And The First Amendment

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Author : Jacqueline R. Kinney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986

Campaign Finance Reform And The First Amendment written by Jacqueline R. Kinney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with categories.

Campaign Finance Reform

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Author : Anthony Corrado
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

Campaign Finance Reform written by Anthony Corrado and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Law categories.

In the wake of yet another failed effort to enact campaign finance reform during the 1998 legislative session, the new Congress will once again wrestle with an issue that the public continues to rank as a high priority. This volume will provide journalists, policymakers, and other citizens concerned about the issue with the most up to date and essential facts about campaign finance reform, as well as clear explanations of key concepts and areas of dispute, just as the next installment of the seemingly perpetual debate is unfolding.In addition to presenting the latest figures from the 1998 elections, the volume, which is part of The Century Foundation's Beyond the Basics series, will analyze such important issues as: the costs of campaigning, sources of funding, party financing and "soft money," issue advocacy, the public financing system for presidential campaigns, and options for reform. In addition, the volume includes an explanation of the Buckley v. Valeo Supreme Court decision and its impact on efforts to change campaign finance laws.

The Constitution And Campaign Finance Reform

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Author : Frederick Gilbert Slabach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

The Constitution And Campaign Finance Reform written by Frederick Gilbert Slabach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Law categories.

This new edition assembles the scholarship of some of the most prominent critics and supporters of jurisprudence on the U.S. Constitution and campaign finance. Contributors include academics, judges, reform advocates and practitioners, including Columbia law professor Richard Briffault, Chicago law professor Case R. Sunstei, former FCC Commission Chairman Reed Hundt, Democracy 21 president Fred Wertheimer, and former U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Judge J. Skelly Wright. Among many important topics, the new edition discusses the concept of money as speech, the possible compelling state interests necessary to justify government limitations, and various alternative methods of regulating campaign finance. The new edition includes discussions of the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (the so-called McCain-Feingold Legislation), the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision in McConnell v. FEC, and entities organized under Internal Revenue Code section 527. The organization of the materials allows the addition of campaign finance module for existing Constitutional Law, Election Law, First Amendment, and Political Science courses or the creation of a separate course on this important subject. "A well-rounded collection of contrasting arguments." -- Law & Politics Book Review

Expression Vs Equality

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Author : J. Tobin Grant
language : en
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Release Date : 2004

Expression Vs Equality written by J. Tobin Grant and has been published by Ohio State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Law categories.

In Expression vs. Equality, J. Tobin Grant and Thomas J. Rudolph argue that although public opinion plays a vital role in judicial rulings on the legalities of various finance reform options, political scientists have yet to realize fully the complexities and nuances of public attitudes toward campaign financing. The issue of campaign finance reform exposes a real conflict between the core democratic values of equality and expression. Economic inequalities, reformers argue, allow certain groups and individuals to exert undue influence in the political process, thereby threatening the democratic value of political equality. Opponents tend to frame the issue as a question of free speech: restrictions on campaign contributions are viewed as a threat to the democratic value of political expression. In the context of campaign finance, how do committed Americans rank the importance of equality and expression? How do they resolve the conflict between these competing democratic values? The answers to these questions, say the authors, depend heavily on whose influence and whose rights are perceived to be at stake. Using a series of unique experiments embedded in a national survey of the American electorate, they find that citizens' commitment to the values of expression and equality in the campaign finance system is strongly influenced by their feelings or affect toward those whose rights and influence are perceived to be at stake. Freedom of speech is more highly valued in contexts where the respondent agrees with the issue in question; equity, on the other hand, is more highly valued when the respondent disagrees with the issue. These findings have implications not only for the continuingpublic debate over campaign finance reform, but also for our understanding of how citizens make tradeoffs between competing democratic values.

An Investigation Of The Consequences Of Campaign Finance Reform

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Author : California. Legislature. Joint Committee on Rules
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976

An Investigation Of The Consequences Of Campaign Finance Reform written by California. Legislature. Joint Committee on Rules and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Campaign funds categories.

The States Of Campaign Finance Reform

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Author : Donald August Gross
language : en
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Release Date : 2003

The States Of Campaign Finance Reform written by Donald August Gross and has been published by Ohio State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Political Science categories.

Reforming Campaign Finance In Illinois

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Author : Kent Redfield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Reforming Campaign Finance In Illinois written by Kent Redfield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Campaign funds categories.