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Congressional Disclosure Of Time Spent Fundraising, Robert Brent Ferguson
Congressional Disclosure Of Time Spent Fundraising, Robert Brent Ferguson
Robert Brent Ferguson
This Article advocates passage of a law requiring members of Congress to disclose the amount of time they spend fundraising.
In the wake of Citizens United and other court decisions severely limiting lawmakers’ ability to regulate campaign spending, many scholars have turned their focus to campaign finance disclosure laws. According to some, laws requiring campaigns and donors to reveal the source of contributions and expenditures are the last bastion of federal campaign finance law. Yet despite a history of broad acceptance, disclosure laws rest on an increasingly shaky foundation.
The most troubling aspect of current disclosure law is that it …
Congressional Disclosure Of Time Spent Fundraising, Robert Brent Ferguson
Congressional Disclosure Of Time Spent Fundraising, Robert Brent Ferguson
Robert Brent Ferguson
This Article advocates passage of a law requiring members of Congress to disclose the amount of time they spend fundraising.
In the wake of Citizens United and other court decisions severely limiting lawmakers’ ability to regulate campaign spending, many scholars have turned their focus to campaign finance disclosure laws. According to some, laws requiring campaigns and donors to reveal the source of contributions and expenditures are the last bastion of federal campaign finance law. Yet despite a history of broad acceptance, disclosure laws rest on an increasingly shaky foundation.
The most troubling aspect of current disclosure law is that it …
Congressional Disclosure Of Time Spent Fundraising, Robert Brent Ferguson
Congressional Disclosure Of Time Spent Fundraising, Robert Brent Ferguson
Robert Brent Ferguson
Abstract
This Article advocates passage of a law requiring members of Congress to disclose the amount of time they spend fundraising.
In the wake of Citizens United and other court decisions severely limiting lawmakers’ ability to regulate campaign spending, many scholars have turned their focus to campaign finance disclosure laws. According to some, laws requiring campaigns and donors to reveal the source of contributions and expenditures are the last bastion of federal campaign finance law. Yet despite a history of broad acceptance, disclosure laws rest on an increasingly shaky foundation.
The most troubling aspect of current disclosure law is that …