Unfree Speech: The Folly of Campaign Finance ReformPrinceton University Press, 09.02.2009 - 320 Seiten 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. |
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... races during this period typically cost $3,000 to $4,000, and the 1830 gubernatorial race in Kentucky was estimated to cost $10,000 to $15,000, or the equivalent of over $200,000 in 2000 dollars. The new-style, mass-based political ...
... race today. However, the latter candidate, “Hinky Dink” Kenna, lost—in part because his campaign kitty was stolen.10 Spending reached a peak in the presidential election of 1896, when the new Republican national chair, Ohio's Mark Hanna ...
... races, of each contributor of $100 or more (equal to about $1,667 in 2000), and of each recipient of $10 or more ... races to $10,000, and in House races to $5,000 (amounts equal to approximately $170,000 and $85,000 in 2000). Senator ...
... races to $25,000, and required disclosure of all receipts by House and Senate candidates and by political committees operating in two or more states.20 Although the Corrupt Practices Act required reporting all expenditures made with a ...
... races, and also limited the percentage of media spending that could go toward radio and television advertising.31 Meanwhile, beginning in the spring of 1968 and accelerating once Republicans regained the White House in the elections ...
Inhalt
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15 | |
CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS | 107 |
REAL AND IMAGINED REFORM OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE | 167 |
Notes | 229 |
Bibliography | 259 |
Index | 279 |