Does campaign finance reform restrict free speech?
Where power goes, corruption sometimes tries to follow. Some people suspect all politicians of being corrupt. Even in democratic societies, some candidates find ways to trade favors to get elected. Reformers have attacked what they believe is the root cause: money. They say money can’t buy love, but it might buy an election. Even squeaky-clean politicians spend a lot of money to get elected. Tour buses, TV commercials and lawn signs cost a pretty penny. United States presidential candidates spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a campaign, and the numbers rise with each election. How much a candidate has — or can get hold of — can make or break his chances of winning. As a result, many people have become concerned with the power that this system can lend to the wealthy. A candidate may promise political favors to people or
Where power goes, corruption sometimes tries to follow. Some people suspect all politicians of being corrupt. Even in democratic societies, some candidates find ways to trade favors to get elected. Reformers have attacked what they believe is the root cause: money. They say money can’t buy love, but it might buy an election. Even squeaky-clean politicians spend a lot of money to get elected. Tour buses, TV commercials and lawn signs cost a pretty penny. United States presidential candidates spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a campaign, and the numbers rise with each election. How much a candidate has — or can get hold of — can make or break his chances of winning. As a result, many people have become concerned with the power that this system can lend to the wealthy. A candidate may promise political favors to people or
