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Washington Post Editorial: Mitt Romney’s failed plan to ‘fix’ campaign financing

January 18, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

MITT ROMNEY HAS a prescription for the super PAC problem: Allow political candidates to collect unlimited donations, instead of having the funds funneled to supposedly independent groups. […]

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Dealing with Super PAC Problems: Comprehensive Disclosure Legislation to be Introduced by Disclosure Reform Leaders Will Solve Super PAC Disclosure Problems

January 13, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

Democracy 21 Preparing Legislative Proposal to End Candidate-Specific Super PAC Scam     Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer   Super PACs are the campaign […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2012-01-13 03:13:372020-03-18 16:27:47Dealing with Super PAC Problems: Comprehensive Disclosure Legislation to be Introduced by Disclosure Reform Leaders Will Solve Super PAC Disclosure Problems

Democracy 21 Sent Letter to Attorney General Today to Supplement January 10th Letter that Raised Serious Questions about the Legality of the Presidential Candidate-Specific Super PACs

January 13, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Report sent by Democracy 21 to the Attorney General that raised serious questions about the legality of five leading presidential […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2012-01-13 03:13:372020-03-18 16:27:47Democracy 21 Sent Letter to Attorney General Today to Supplement January 10th Letter that Raised Serious Questions about the Legality of the Presidential Candidate-Specific Super PACs

Democracy 21 Calls on Justice Department to Closely Monitor the Presidential Candidate Super PACs During the 2012 Election

January 10, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

In a letter sent today to Attorney General Eric Holder, Democracy 21 called on the Justice Department to closely monitor the activities of presidential candidate-specific […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2012-01-10 03:13:372020-03-18 16:27:48Democracy 21 Calls on Justice Department to Closely Monitor the Presidential Candidate Super PACs During the 2012 Election

Republican Party Challenges Constitutionality of Anti-Corruption Corporate Contribution Ban; Seeks Ability to Receive Corporate Contributions Totaling $1,184,800 Per Corporation Per Election Cycle to Use in Federal Elections

January 10, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Republican National Committee filed an amicus brief today in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in the […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2012-01-10 03:13:372020-03-18 16:27:48Republican Party Challenges Constitutionality of Anti-Corruption Corporate Contribution Ban; Seeks Ability to Receive Corporate Contributions Totaling $1,184,800 Per Corporation Per Election Cycle to Use in Federal Elections

Supreme Court Today Upholds Constitutionality of Ban on Campaign Contributions and Expenditures from Foreign Nationals

January 9, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 is pleased that the Supreme Court today issued a summary affirmance of a lower court ruling […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2012-01-09 03:13:372020-03-18 16:27:49Supreme Court Today Upholds Constitutionality of Ban on Campaign Contributions and Expenditures from Foreign Nationals

Serious Questions Exist About Legality of Presidential Super PACs, According to Democracy 21 Report Issued Today

January 4, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

Unless Candidate-Specific Super PACs Stopped, System of Legalized Bribery Will Return to our Democracy, Report Says In a report issued today, Democracy 21 documented the […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2012-01-04 03:13:372020-03-18 16:27:49Serious Questions Exist About Legality of Presidential Super PACs, According to Democracy 21 Report Issued Today

Van Hollen Lawsuit Challenging Flawed FEC Contribution Disclosure Regulations Will be Heard in Court Next Week

January 3, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

Next week on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, oral argument will be heard in the case of Van Hollen v. Federal Election Commission. The argument will […]

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The Sacramento Bee: Super PACs will rule if Congress doesn’t act

January 3, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

Campaign consultants and attorneys never seem to be a loss for ways to exploit outdated campaign finance laws to hide the sources of campaign money, […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2012-01-03 03:13:372020-03-18 16:27:50The Sacramento Bee: Super PACs will rule if Congress doesn’t act

The New York Times: The Slush Funds of Iowa

January 3, 2012|-, Archive |by Diane

Turning on the television in Iowa recently has meant getting hit by an unrelenting arctic blast of campaign ads stunning in volume and ferocity. Residents here say […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2012-01-03 03:13:372020-03-18 16:27:50The New York Times: The Slush Funds of Iowa
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