Post Tagged with: "Buckley"

• Orwellian Acrobatics and Collapsing Coordination Constraints

  By Alex Trepp, Voting and Elections November 16, 2011 at 11:58 pm 0 comments

  In October, the Nebraska State Democratic Party ran this advertisement. Seemingly innocuous, it closes with Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson registering his intent to oppose any attempts to weaken Social Security or Medicare. Senator Nelson’s appearance is what makes the advertisement exceptional. His decision to work directly with an outside group [...]

   

• A Different Disclosure Debate

  By Alex Trepp, Issue Areas, Voting and Elections October 25, 2011 at 1:52 pm 2 comments

  The proliferation of super PACs and their organizational push for 501(c)(4) support has generated debate about disclosure. Last week, however, the debate shifted back to another familiar disclosure question: whether the government may disclose the identity of those petitioning for a ballot issue. The question had risen through the Ninth [...]

   

• 501(See)(4)s Leave Public Blind

  By Alex Trepp, Issue Areas, Voting and Elections October 6, 2011 at 12:02 am 2 comments

  The emergence of super PACs enables electioneers to aggregate lots of capital from few donors. Some worry that the capital raised will reintroduce the corruption concerns that animate campaign finance reform. In response to that worry, proponents of super PACs often point to disclosure. They note that super PACs must [...]

   

• Deconstructing the Emergence and Effect of Super PACs

  By Alex Trepp, Consumers and Corporations, First Amendment, Issue Areas, Voting and Elections September 29, 2011 at 9:12 am 2 comments

  Stephen Colbert has increased the visibility of super PACs with Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow. And if Colbert’s goal is to initiate discussion about super PAC impact, he may satisfy his goals. But if Colbert wants to reform this new vehicle for political spending, the legal system is an unlikely [...]