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...Kamath mentions in the article that the campaign finance legislation died in subcommittee. Not true. The Shays-Meehan bill actually passed in the House by a hefty margin (close to 100 votes, if I remember correctly), but the Senate's concomitant legislation couldn't muster the 60 votes to beat a filibuster, although it did have a majority. Campaign finance is not an "underdog issue," and in the upcoming legislative year it will have even more support and probably will pass...
...Vasant M. Kamath's "Putting a Cap on Campaign Finance" (Op-ed, April...
...Lastly, Kamath, like many politicians, falsely conveys that McCain-Feingold is a campaign finance panacea. What the law would do is eliminate the "soft money" loophole that many candidates use to raise money. But candidates could still spend as much as they want. It's just that if they're not rich or famous, they're going to be spending a lot more time finding the money to spend...
...Vasant M. Kamath's "Putting a Cap on Campaign Finance" (Op-ed, April...
...known for building compromises, to try his darndest to pass the bill. Because the people are speaking, the wheels are turning, and soon the Democratic junior senator Washington insiders ignored for so long as an "upstart" may come back to haunt them. Way to go, Russell. Vasant M. Kamath '02, a Crimson editor, is a government concentrator living in Thayer Hall...