Campaign Finance System Reform

• http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/us/politics/fec-cant-curb-2016-election-abuse-commission-chief-says.html

• http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-05-04/republican-state-legislators-want-campaign-finance-disclosure

• http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/05/04/get-ready-for-a-lot-more-dark-money-in-politics/

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Buckley v. Valeo, Citizens United and Related Decisions of the Supreme Court of the US:

Result? A New Era of Money in Politics

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/civil-rights/240837-citizens-united-the-view-from-the-ivory-tower-has-a-blind

As of May 2015, sixteen states and 650 cities and towns across the country have enacted amendment resolutions

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• http://www.salon.com/2015/03/22/5_signs_america_is_devolving_into_a_plutocracy_partner/

• http://billmoyers.com/2015/05/01/political-reporters-refuse-show-us-money/

• http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/02/26/end-big-moneys-chokehold-democracy-amend-constitution

• http://americamagazine.org/issue/catholic-case-campaign-finance-reform

• http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/us/politics/fec-says-campaign-fines-hit-record-low-in-2014.html

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SJS / Siterunner

In memory of my friend, and collaborator on Campaign Finance Reform legislation, Senator Paul Wellstone

• http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/12319-paul-wellstones-legacy

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