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Nonetheless, by the beginning of next month, Senators David Boren (D-Okla.) and Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) will ask their colleagues to place a cap on their newfound wellspring of campaign funds. With Senate PAC contributions up 385 percent between 1976 and 1984 and with special interests using their influence to help bury this measure, PAC reform seems as likely a prospect this spring as real tax reform. But if this bill fails, the spectre of quid pro quo campaign contributions will further haunt American politics...
...BOREN-GOLDWATER amendment would be a step toward cutting the power of the big PACs. It would reduce the amount that a committee could give a congressman by 40 percent, and it would limit the total amount of PAC funds a legislator could accept. While the measure falls short of eliminating the PACs altogether, it would certainly reduce their excessive influence...
While the reform plan of Boren-Goldwater is far from complete, the amendment is the only piece of viable campaign reform legislation introduced in this session of Congress. The bill will remove some, but not nearly all, of the hurdles a challenger faces and lessen the extent to which incumbents are beholden to the special interests...
Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) spent $16.5 million on his latest campaign; such political extravagance will not be possible in an era of Boren-Goldwater. It is hardly practical to refuse PAC donations considering the high cost of a campaign. Legislators who rely solely on individual contributions are a dying breed; few politicians remain willing to brave the political waters without trusty PAC donations to hold onto. PAC reform would consequently make resisting the encroachment of special interests significantly more practical for legislators...
...strength of the Boren-Goldwater amendment is its potential to humiliate members who vote against it. No one wants to vote against good government. Campaign reform has come up four times since 1979, yet not one vote has been taken on the issue. The fact that this bill may actually make it to the floor suggests that the nation is finally ready for campaign reform...