Parties, PACs, and campaign finance: preserving First Amendment parity

Article Abstract:

US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's assertion, in his opinion in Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee v. FEC, that political party contributions to candidates cannot be regulated is based on faulty assumptions. Kennedy stated because an identity of interests exists between parties and their candidates the First Amendment precludes regulation of contributions from parties to candidates. The distinctions he draws between parties and political action committees are artificial and serve to disadvantage interest groups.

Political parties, Political action committees

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Soft money: the current rules and the case for reform

Article Abstract:

A legislative ban on soft money political campaign contributions is the legal and preferable means to reduce the negative effects of money on the electoral system. The Federal Election Campaign Act contains soft money loopholes which were widely and greedily taken advantage of in the 1996 presidential campaign. Congress should close the loopholes when it considers the issue in the spring of 1998.

Finance, Presidential candidates

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The ass atop the castle: competing strategies for using campaign donations to influence lawmaking

Article Abstract:

The author examines two strategies of how campaign contributions can influence policy and law making, legislative and electoral, and how campaign finance regulation impacts these strategies.

Management dynamics, Analysis, Management, Company business management, Political sociology

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