Word: reformation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Congress has an opportunity this fall to correct a cancerous flaw in our political system, as it debates the Shays-Meehan and McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bills. As of late last night, several dangerous amendments to the House bill had been killed, and the bill appeared to be headed towards passage. As unregulated donations continue to flow into party coffers for the 2000 elections, it is vital that the members of Congress resist the obstructionist tactics of the GOP leadership and prevent the political process from becoming a system of legalized bribery...
...been trying to limit the influence of big donors in political campaigns since 1907, when corporations were first prohibited from giving money to candidates. Post-Watergate reforms attempted to place hard dollar limits and disclosure requirements on how much corporations or political-action committees could contribute to individual campaigns. But a loophole in the reform laws allowed unregulated, unlimited "soft money" donations to flow into political parties, where it was then effectively used to support individual candidates...
...Congressional elections. The Shays-Meehan bill would also extend current spending limits and disclosure requirements to the organizations that air these advertisements in the last 60 days before an election. While some criticize these restrictions as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has already set wise limits on campaign reform laws that protect the interests of free speech while allowing Congress to stem widespread corruption...
...campaign staff with some much-needed ? if probably short-lived ? dramatic tension. The political pundit and columnist, who recently dismissed the GOP as "a Xerox copy of the Democratic party," confirmed on Monday morning?s "Today" show that he is thinking of defecting from the GOP and seeking the Reform party?s nomination for president. Not that Buchanan should assume the welcome wagon will be wheeled out for him. If he does push to be the nominee of the party founded by Ross Perot ? he said he would make the "agonizing" decision in early October ? his views on such issues...
...Whatever their affiliation, issue-minded voters everywhere should be rooting for a Buchanan run ? a serious third-party candidate with Buchanan?s visibility might force self-styled "moderate" Republican and Democratic hopefuls to more forcefully articulate their positions on a number of hot topics, from abortion to campaign finance reform...