03237nam 2200553 a 450 991100845490332120161219111806.00-87289-329-41-4833-4522-X1-4833-7119-0(CKB)2670000000574873(MiAaPQ)EBC1994465(OCoLC)875379437(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159486(Au-PeEL)EBL1994465(CaPaEBR)ebr10933379(CaONFJC)MIL659516(OCoLC)923711777(EXLCZ)99267000000057487320130912d2008 fy 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLimits and loopholes the quest for money, free speech, and fair elections /Victoria A. Farrar-Myers, Diana Dwyre1st ed.Washington, D.C. CQ Pressc20081 online resource (xiv, 190 p.) illIncludes index.1-322-28236-6 1-4833-7120-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Competing values and the high stakes of campaign finance reform -- Campaign finance reform in the 105th Congress: a tale of unorthodox policymaking -- Clearing a pathway through the labyrinth: passing campaign finance legislation -- From the halls of Congress to the Supreme Court: the impact of judicial interpretation on public policy -- Through the regulatory wringer: the Federal Election Commission takes on BCRA -- Elections in a post-BCRA World -- Values, choices, and consequences.From the authors of Legislative Labyrinth: Congress and Campaign Finance Reform. Elections, the basic mechanism of representative democracy, should be untainted by corruption and provide a platform for free speech. But running for office takes money--a lot of it, usually--which means campaign finance has become a pitched battle over the fundamental political values of free speech versus fair elections. With insiders' perspectives, Farrar-Myers and Dwyre tell the story of what it took to pass campaign finance legislation, provide analysis of the subsequent court action, and explore the regulatory and electoral outcomes of reform efforts. Limits and Loopholes is a story about incremental policymaking and inter-branch struggle, about institutional design and unintended consequences, about the influence of interest groups and the media, and about the health of our representative democracy. Bringing together discussions of core values and the policymaking process, this book serves as an excellent case study that traces an issue from inception, through legislation and litigation, and finally to implementation.Campaign fundsUnited StatesElectionsUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government1989-Campaign fundsElections324.780973Farrar-Myers Victoria A1828134Dwyre Diana1745278StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9911008454903321Limits and loopholes4396258UNINA