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Book Review: Republic Lost
I recently finished reading Lawrence Lessig’s Republic Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress – and a Plan to Stop It and I have to say that I really did enjoy it. Lessig is a professor at Harvard and a progressive voice in … Continue reading
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How does a Bill work?
I know this is another Schoolhouse Rock related post, but I thought that it was very appropriate to include on my blog. It really does reflect the view that corporations are controlling our elected officials. No matter how you feel … Continue reading
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Final long-form Post :: In closure
For my final lengthy post, I want to summarize the research that I have worked on this semester. Before January, I did not care for the topic of Campaign Finance Laws very much. In fact, I thought that it was … Continue reading
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Tyrannosaurus Debt – The National Debt and Campaign Finance Law
Now that I have stirred up memories of your childhood with a little Schoolhouse Rock (and I know you watched “I’m just a Bill” too for old times sake), I want to get down to the good stuff. Er, maybe … Continue reading
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McCutcheon v. FEC (2014) and what it means for Campaign Finance
Last week, McCutcheon v. FEC was decided in the Supreme Court and it has spurred many discussions about campaign finance. Shaun McCutcheon, a very wealthy businessman from Alabama felt that he needed to donate above and beyond the legally allowed … Continue reading
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Why can’t we all just get along?
A few days ago, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California) spoke on the need for campaign finance reform and her words were few, but pointed. In a clip that I found on Politico, she spoke on last week’s Supreme … Continue reading
Campaign Finance Web
I found this neat little graphic from the Sunlight Foundation that goes along with my first post about the web of Campaign Finance for you visual learners out there. I think that it does a good job of showing the … Continue reading
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Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery)
For this post, I decided to take a quick break from my posts about the campaign finance world to talk about something near and dear to my heart. This weekend I was speaking with my mom about politics and such … Continue reading
Super PAC Woman’s Hit-n-Run Guide to Campaign Finance
Hey y’all! For my first post, I decided to go through the most talked about terms in the campaign finance world and define them in one handy place for you. I will never be able to talk about every single … Continue reading
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