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Disclosure
H.R. 2093
Published on May 2, 2007 04:11 PM
File Under: Disclosure, Lobbying Regulation
Text of H.R. 2093, the new grassroots lobbying disclosure proposal introduced by Rep. Meehan.
Congressional Testimony: Grassroots Lobbying Disclosure
Published on February 28, 2007 11:33 PM
File Under: Disclosure, Lobbying Regulation
CCP Chairman Brad Smith's testimony on grassroots lobbying disclosure, delivered March 1, 2007 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
POLICY PRIMER: Grassroots Lobbying Proposals Ignore Constitutional Protections for Anonymous Speech
Published on January 16, 2007 03:00 PM
by Steve Hoersting, Paul Sherman
File Under: Disclosure, Lobbying Regulation
Reform organizations are pushing grassroots lobbying disclosure and claiming that it will "not in any way restrict any lobbying activities." But for over 60 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized that stripping citizens of their rights to speak anonymously to each other about issues, chills their rights of speech and association.
Campaign Finance Laws and Political Efficacy: Evidence from the States
Published on March 6, 2006
by David M. Primo, University of Rochester, and Jeffrey Milyo, University of Missouri
File Under: Contributions & Limits, Disclosure, Public Financing
Election Law Journal, March 2006
The decline of political efficacy and trust in the United States is often linked to the rise of money in politics. Both the courts and reform advocates justify restrictions on campaign donations and spending as necessary for the improvement of links between the government and the governed.
