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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... or candidate. Cozzette and his friends contacted National Tax Reform Immediately, an unincorporated committee affiliated with the conservative John Birch Society, and obtained information on the voting record of 4 CHAPTER 1.
... voting record of their local congressman, Representative Jerome Ambro. They then spent $135 to print copies of a bulletin that included a photo of Representative Ambro and a list of twenty-four of his votes in congress. Each vote was ...
... vote against Jerome Ambro,” as opposed to merely criticizing Ambro's voting record? And why should it be unlawful, as it is today, for a group of individuals to contribute more than $5,000 to a challenger's campaign that urges voters to “ ...
... voted for a constitutional amendment that would have essentially repealed the First Amendment when it comes to political speech: the amendment would have allowed Congress to impose “reasonable” restrictions on political speech.5 The ...
... vote “corrupting,” or are they the essence of democracy? Consider the implications of McBride's statement. She is arguing, in essence, that those persons and interests that are affected by government policies and possibly subject to ...
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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS | 107 |
REAL AND IMAGINED REFORM OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE | 167 |
Notes | 229 |
Bibliography | 259 |
Index | 279 |