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When money talks : the high price of "free" speech and the selling of democracy / Derek D. Cressman.

By: Cressman, Derek D [author.].
Contributor(s): Gale Group.
Series: Gale virtual reference library.BK currents book: Publisher: Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781626565760; 9781626565777.Subject(s): Campaign funds -- Law and legislation -- United States | Freedom of speech -- United StatesAdditional physical formats: Print version:: When money talks.DDC classification: 323.44/30973 Online resources: Aquí puedes acceder a este libro en forma virtual
Contents:
Foreword / Thom Hartmann -- Introduction : the crisis of broken politics -- Enough is enough; how and why we have limited the duration, volume, and location of speech -- If money is speech, speech is no longer free : the difference between paid speech and free speech -- Stupidity, inequality, and corruption : three good reasons to limit paid speech -- Who broke our democracy? : how courts have struck down limits on money in politics -- Repairing our republic : how the people can overturn the court -- Magic words : what should a constitutional amendment say? -- Instructions for mission impossible : how to pass a constitutional amendment when incumbents don't want one -- Halfway home : we're further along than you think -- Epilogue / Miles Rapoport.
In: GaleSummary: Examines how courts have foiled attempts to limit campaign spending, details what a constitutional amendment limiting paid speech should say, and reveals an overlooked political tool concerned citizens can use to help gain the amendment's passage.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Thom Hartmann -- Introduction : the crisis of broken politics -- Enough is enough; how and why we have limited the duration, volume, and location of speech -- If money is speech, speech is no longer free : the difference between paid speech and free speech -- Stupidity, inequality, and corruption : three good reasons to limit paid speech -- Who broke our democracy? : how courts have struck down limits on money in politics -- Repairing our republic : how the people can overturn the court -- Magic words : what should a constitutional amendment say? -- Instructions for mission impossible : how to pass a constitutional amendment when incumbents don't want one -- Halfway home : we're further along than you think -- Epilogue / Miles Rapoport.

Examines how courts have foiled attempts to limit campaign spending, details what a constitutional amendment limiting paid speech should say, and reveals an overlooked political tool concerned citizens can use to help gain the amendment's passage.

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