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This 4 page paper takes the form of a letter to the editor discussion reasons why we need campaign finance reform. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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will be forced to sit and watch as democracy dies in this country, replaced with a system run entirely by wealthy special interests. This is intolerable, and surely diametrically
opposed to the wishes of the Founders of this nation. Consider: The way the system is set up today, even the most conscientious office holder has to spend "too
much time raising money and not enough time governing and debating issues" (Doolittle). Representatives, it is said, spend the first six months of their first term learning the ropes,
an the last six months campaigning for reelection, leaving them only one year of effective governance. Todays system makes elections less competitive, not more, since running for office
has become so expensive as to "winnow out" all but the wealthiest candidates before the races even start (Doolittle). In this vein, todays system "allows millionaires to purchase congressional seats
and inhibits the ability of challengers to raise the funds necessary to be competitive" (Doolittle). Under todays system, nearly $900 million in federal tax money is used to subsidize the
presidential campaigns "of all sorts of characters, including convicted felons and billionaires" (Doolitte). I doubt that Mr. Doolittle meant to conflate felons and billionaires, but perhaps the relationship is
closer than we think. We also have to be sure to close all the loopholes. While "hard money" (contributions made directly to political candidates) is closely regulated, "soft money"
still slips through the cracks-and into candidates pockets, or it did until the McCain-Feingold bill was passed in 2002. "Soft money" used to refer to the money given to
political parties instead of the candidates (Hard money and soft money, 2005). But in 1979 an amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act made it possible for party committees
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