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Citizens United v. FEC: The Fear Factor

Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 05/12/2010 - 15:27

Common Cause President Bob Edgar discusses the DISCLOSE Act and urges Congress to go further and pass the Fair Elections Now Act in the Miami Herald."The premise of the Schumer-Van Hollen bill is that the public will hold corporations accountable for outlandish political spending. But no amount of disclosure will cure the behind-the-scenes "persuasion" attempted by fat-cat donors who show up in a lawmaker's office tapping their wallets, and it does nothing to end candidate dependence on campaign cash."Fundamental reform is needed, and we ought to look to public funding of campaigns. As they take up corporate disclosure, leaders in both chambers should consider the Fair Elections Now Act, a voluntary system that would allow candidates to run competitive campaigns on a blend of unlimited small donations and limited public funds."Click here to read the fuil op-ed.

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