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Campaign Legal Center
‘Of Counsel’ for the Campaign Legal Center, a nonprofit that works for campaign finance reform; former general counsel for the Federal Election Commission from 1987 to 2000
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Lawrence Noble
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FROM Lawrence Noble
To the Point
Without Limits, Will Campaign Contributions Dominate Politics? There’s just nine weeks left before the mid-term elections—and there’s more money than ever for Senate and House campaigns. In April, Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon gave his name to a US Supreme Court decision to eliminate legal restrictions on how much an individual can give in total to candidates and committees. McCutcheon says it’s great to have more money in politics—putting it this way: “we’re just spreading speech.” What’s the likely impact of more money in politics—this year and in years to come?
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