Today’s badly broken campaign finance system benefits wealthy interests, and leaves hundreds of millions of ordinary Americans on the outside looking in at Washington’s rigged system.

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Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United Opens Huge Campaign Finance Loophole for Foreign Countries and other Foreign Entities to Participate in Federal Elections

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  Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case has opened a huge loophole in the campaign finance laws that will allow foreign countries, foreign corporations and foreign individuals to participate in electing and defeating federal officeholders and other candidates. The Supreme Court majority was apparently unaware […]

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Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United Case is Disaster for American People and Dark Day for the Court

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Destructive Decision Turns Back Clock to 19th Century; Chief Justice Roberts Abandons His Public Commitment to “Judicial Modesty” and “Respect for Precedent” Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Today’s Supreme Court decision in theCitizens United case is a disaster for the American people and a dark day for the Supreme Court. The decision will […]

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The Federal Election Administration Act of 2003

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  The Federal Election Administration Act of 2003   Structure of the FEA   §         The Federal Election Administration Act of 2003 (Act) creates a new independent agency, the Federal Election Administration (FEA), to replace the Federal Election Commission (FEC).  The three-member FEA will consist of a chairman and two other members, all of whom […]

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Democracy 21 Report: No Bark, No Bite, No Point

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Democracy 21 Report: No Bark, No Bite, No Point In 2002, a task force of campaign finance and enforcement experts convened by Democracy 21 issued a 142-page report documenting the failure of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to carry out its enforcement responsibilities and setting forth a detailed proposal for establishing a new agency to […]

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