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Article: Campaign finance reform--the way forward.
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- National Voter
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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For those of us who care about campaign finance reform, the enactment of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA, also known as "McCain/Feingold" after its Senate sponsors) was not the end of our concerns and efforts. After many years of advocacy, seven years of legislation and litigation, a landmark decision by the Supreme Court and the demonstrated success of the Reform Act in practice, we now find ourselves at a rare moment of opportunity.
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Why Reform Matters
Americans have long viewed the purchase of influence and access as a form of public corruption that Congress is constitutionally empowered to stop. ...