Unfree speech : the folly of campaign finance reform / Bradley A. Smith.

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Smith, Bradley A

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TextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781400824717
1400824710
1400814707
9781400814701
9786612087455
6612087455

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Unfree speech.DDC classification:

324.7/8/0973 22

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JK1991 .S56 2001eb

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Contents:

Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; PART I: THE COST OF CAMPAIGNS AND THE PRICE OF REFORM; Chapter 2 Money Talks: A Short History of Campaign Spending, Regulation, and Reform; Chapter 3 Faulty Assumptions of Campaign Finance Reform; Chapter 4 The Folly of Reform: Consequences of Campaign Finance Regulation; Chapter 5 Some Problems with the Solution of Government Financing; PART II: CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS; Chapter 6 Money and Speech; Chapter 7 Money and Corruption; Chapter 8 Money and Equality; PART III: REAL AND IMAGINED REFORM OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

Summary: At a time when campaign finance reform is widely viewed as synonymous with cleaning up Washington and promoting political equality, Bradley Smith, a nationally recognized expert on campaign finance reform, argues that all restriction on campaign giving should be eliminated. In Unfree Speech, he presents a bold, convincing argument for the repeal of laws that regulate political spending and contributions, contending that they violate the right to free speech and ultimately diminish citizens' power. Smith demonstrates that these laws, which often force ordinary people making modest contributions.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-277) and index.

At a time when campaign finance reform is widely viewed as synonymous with cleaning up Washington and promoting political equality, Bradley Smith, a nationally recognized expert on campaign finance reform, argues that all restriction on campaign giving should be eliminated. In Unfree Speech, he presents a bold, convincing argument for the repeal of laws that regulate political spending and contributions, contending that they violate the right to free speech and ultimately diminish citizens' power. Smith demonstrates that these laws, which often force ordinary people making modest contributions.