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From the beginning of the 2000 presidential campaign, much of the political discussion has been focused around campaign finance reform. Throughout this important debate, Texas Gov. George W. Bush has been dedicated to eliminating powerful corporate directors and union bosses and increasing the role of the individual in the political process. Consistent with his overall opinions on government, Bush trusts the people to wisely dictate appropriate campaign expenditures on an individual level, while his opponent trusts the government to manage campaign money. While Vice President Al Gore '69 would like to paint Bush as deaf to the campaign finance cause...
...main debate on campaign finance reform is over the banning of so-called "soft money" contributions. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) defines soft money as money raised by national parties and other groups for everything other than advocating the election or defeat of a particular candidate for federal office. It is considered "soft" because it is exempt from FEC limits, although party soft money is reported to the FEC and regulated by states. Bush proposes to ban all soft money used in federal campaigns. While many try to paint Republicans as being the party of soft money, actual figures show...
Bush's campaign finance reform plan also bans lobbyists from contributing to members of Congress while Congress is in session. This change dramatically enforces the integrity of our governmental processes as special interests or companies will be restricted from improperly influencing legislative decisions. Gore does recognize that this procedure is important--his plan only requires that lobbyists disclose their activities and does nothing to prevent companies or other lobbies from influencing legislative affairs. As part of his commitment to restoring dignity to the federal government, Bush would prohibit special interests from unfairly influencing matters that should be left for constituents...
...promote one's political views is wasteful, excessive or unwise. In the free society ordained by our Constitution it is not the government, but the people who must retain control over the quantity and range of debate on public issues in a political campaign." Bush believes that campaign finance reform is vital to maintaining the integrity of the political process. While Gore claims to be the candidate of campaign finance reform, it seems unwise to trust the man who claimed that "no controlling legal authority" had jurisdiction over his 1996 Buddhist monastery fundraiser. Bush will restore integrity to campaign funding...
Cambridge is not the only city trying to update its school department policies. The Education Reform Act of 1993 redefined the role of school committees in Massachusetts and assigned new responsibilities to superintendents. That meant existing policies on everything from personnel to procurement were outdated...