5 March 2001
Campaign Finance Reform Systems
Lyndon Johnson called it "more loophole than law" (Clean Money Reform). Campaign finance has given birth to an untold number of court cases, regulations and limits involving those seeking office. As naturally follows, there has been a rise in reform proposals, loopholes and PACs to counter the current practices of campaign financing. These two facts alone are enough to declare it is an issue which warrants an appropriate examination of perceived problems and possible solutions.
The common thread seen in most complaints against the current system is that one candidate is given advantage over the other because he or she has a greater capacity to raise and spend money. Consequently, I believe the most forward approach in addressing the problems requires the playing field be leveled, making it just as easy for one candidate to access funds as the other. In doing so, the government has a compelling interest to assure its elected......
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