Fair Elections Now Act
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Jun28
Clips Round-up for 6/28/11
Other McComish stories:As you know, the Supreme Court released its decision yesterday throwing out the trigger fund provision of the Arizona Clean Elections Act. We have compiled a fairly extensive list of statements from organizations, elected officials, news, and other reactions to the decision. We'll continue to update it: http://publicampaign.org/mccomishnews.
- Arizona
- campaign finance
- Clips
- Common Cause
- Connecticut
- Fair Elections Now Act
- florida
- gop
- Harry Reid
- Koch Brothers
- maine
- maine clean elections
- matching funds
- McComish v. Bennett
- Nancy Pelosi
- New Jersey
- north carolina
- PACs
- President Obama
- public campaign
- Rod Blagojevich
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Wall Street
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Jun23
The Endless Campaign
Who has time to govern when there's so much fundraising to do for the next election? An op-ed in the Virginia News Leader answers the question correctly: not Congress!
From the op-ed:
"This endless electioneering limits the work of governing, especially at the national level where large amounts of money are needed to campaign effectively, compelling candidates to spend more time fundraising."
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Jun17
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and the Realities of a Post-Citizens United World
Here's a round-up of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's work for the week of June 13-17, 2011.
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Jun14
It's How the Game is Played
"Don't hate the players, hate the game." That old saying seems particularly appropriate for our current campaign finance system that seems to reward those who least deserve it. The Washington Post's Ezra Klein had a piece yesterday bemoaning how despite bringing our economy to the brink of collapse, being bailed out by the taxpayers, and getting protected in Congress, Wall Street continues to be the go-to spot for high-dollar campaign fundraising.
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May19
Clips Round-up for 5/19/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
The Taxman cometh
Great rebuttal from the Brennan Center to the Wall Street Journal's hysterical op-ed yesterday on the gift tax.
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May16
Let's End the Secret Money Arms Race
They say actions speak louder than words. But in the world of money in politics, this mantra seems to have fallen on deaf ears. While President Obama and many members of Congress have called for changes to our campaign finance system, thus far rhetoric seems to have prevailed over concrete results.
As The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel notes in her recent column, it's time that members of leadership demonstrate their commitment to Fair Elections:
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May06
Why the GOP Should Support Publicly Funded Elections
Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) responded to George Will's column on the recent Fair Elections Now Act hearing, arguing that Republicans should support the legislation.
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May06
Clips Round-up for 5/6/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Why the GOP should support publicly funded campaigns
Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) responds to George Will's lame column bashing Fair Elections. -
Apr29
Where there's a Will, there's a Nay
Washington Post columnist and notorious arbiter of denim-wear, George Will, wrote a column yesterday criticizing a recent hearing on the Fair Elections Now Act, legislation that would help to put government back into the hands of everyday people.
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Apr28
Clips Round-up for 4/28/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
A campaign-finance bill that doesn't pass muster
George Will trots out tired old arguments against Fair Elections-style legislation and continues the de-former freak out over disclosure.