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Senate stalemate indicates larger problems in campaign finance reform

By Torrey Hullum

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[Nick Nyhart, President and CEO of Public Campaign]: "With just four Republican Senators in play on the DISCLOSE Act its failure to reach closure Wednesday was no surprise. The original intent of the legislation was to blunt the impact of the disastrous Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Unfortunately, it became a political football for Republicans and Democrats alike. While the transparency and disclosure provisions included in the bill would let the American people know who is trying to buy our elections, Congress should have been bolder. The American electorate is not angry about a few bad apples--they want to throw out the whole moldy barrel.

Full post as published by JURIST - Hotline on July 30, 2010 (boomark / email).

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