Democrats’ McCarthyist ‘For the People Act’

April 15, 2019   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

We have never accepted that the government — or our neighbors — have a broad right to know about our political activities.

From Rick Santorum to Beto O’Rourke, Federal Regulation Arbitrarily Criminalizes Candidates

April 2, 2019   •  By Eric Wang   •  ,

Running for office and making speeches before one runs for office are core First Amendment rights. The FEC’s “testing the waters” rule unconstitutionally burdens ...

Let’s expose ‘dark money’ without threatening free speech, advocates say

March 13, 2019   •  By David Keating   •  ,

The way to counter corruption and check the influence of entrenched power is not to pry open the donor files of organizations, but to ...

Changing the campaign refs is the wrong call for democracy

March 11, 2019   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Unfortunately, the first bill proposed in the 2019 Congress will destroy the FEC’s bipartisanship.

Editorial counterpoint: Could campaign disclosure laws be a threat to democracy? Absolutely.

March 8, 2019   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Transparency is for government; privacy is for citizens.

Dems Have Passed HR1 – And It Could Make Life A Lot Harder For AOC

March 8, 2019   •  By Eric Wang   •  ,

Ironically, campaign finance controversies surrounding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic freshmen class superstar, illustrate the bill’s severe flaws.

Democrats have campaign proposal that will create more Donald Trumps

March 6, 2019   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Ironically, the first bill introduced by Democrats could thus lead to more candidates like Trump.

PACs Represent People, Too

February 14, 2019   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Each part of Ocasio-Cortez’s scenario misstates either the law or the facts of campaign finance. Let’s unpack it, point by point.

Your tax dollars for their elections? No thanks

February 8, 2019   •  By Eric Peterson   •  ,

Taxpayer funding of campaigns as designed by H.R. 1 is likely to help incumbents and established candidates who already have large fundraising networks in ...

Stop saying HR1 is ‘For the People’ when it’s only ‘For the Politicians’

February 6, 2019   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

What if members of Congress told you the only way to preserve democracy in America was to give them more power over how Americans ...

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