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Davey expressed disappointment about the court’s decision, viewing the its ruling as a missed opportunity for reform...
After the United States Supreme Court unexpectedly upheld the most important provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), it almost looked as if the days of unlimited soft money donations were over. Passed in March 2002, the law severely limited what kind of money politicians and activist groups could use to finance political campaigns. It was a monumental leap toward a fair and transparent political process...
...sake of lasting reform of a frustratingly corrupt system, the FEC should reconsider its ruling. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize how soft money is inimical to America’s democratic process. Massive, unregulated donations give private citizens, unions and corporations undeniable leverage over the politicians and parties they’re funding. After all, politicians can afford to blow off the demands of a $200 donor, but they’re not going to ignore the guy giving them $200,000. The BCRA was supposed to curb the influence of large donors...
It’s a trial-and-error approach the professors share in their efforts to reform copyright law. But beyond their shared distaste for current intellectual-property strictures, the team can’t seem to agree what exactly should take their place...
...last year, dispirited Democrats in the Senate "were ready to drink hemlock," as a top aide put it. Republicans had given President Bush a major boost by passing his Medicare-reform and prescription-drug bill. Minority leader Tom Daschle was under fire for caving in to the hardball parliamentary tactics used by the Republicans to steamroller Democratic objections...