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37 Washburn L.J. 1 (1997-1998)
One Dollar-One Vote: A Preface to Debating Campaign Finance Reform

handle is hein.journals/wasbur37 and id is 31 raw text is: One Dollar-One Vote: A Preface to Debating Campaign Finance Reform Burt Neuborne* INTRODUCTION The ABC's of Campaign Finance Reform: A Guide for the Busy Reader Nobody has time to read an entire law review article about campaign finance reform. In the spirit of USA Today, I offer the busy reader everything you need to know about the debate over campaign financing in the form of three principles and two corollaries. PRINCIPLE A: MONEY HELPS WIN ELECTIONS PRINCIPLE B: RICH PEOPLE HAVE MORE MONEY PRINCIPLE C: REPUBLICANS HAVE MORE RICH PEOPLE COROLLARY I REPUBLICANS OPPOSE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM, UNLESS THE REFORM IS GUARANTEED TO HURT DEMOCRATS MORE COROLLARY II DEMOCRATS FAVOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM, BUT ARE MORE LIKELY TO BEND THE RULES BECAUSE THEY ARE ALWAYS PLAYING FINANCIAL CATCH-UP * John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University School of Law and Legal Director of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. Professor Neuborne has served as the National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union and as a member of the New York City Human Rights Commission.

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