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Oregon General Election 2006—Measure 47
Ballot Measure 47 limits or prohibits certain political campaign contributions and expenditures. (From Measure 47 Explanatory Statement.) Oh, if only it were that simple. It’s not. Vote “No.” Measure 47 is complex. The text of Measure 47 consumes eight double-column pages in the Voters’ Pamphlet. Ballot measures are appropriate for certain types of issues; complex [...]
Oregon General Election 2006—Measure 46
Ballot Measure 46 amends the Oregon Constitution to allow laws to be passed or amended that would prohibit or limit contributions and expenditures of any kind to influence the outcome of any election. Under the measure, laws could be passed that prohibit or limit how much an individual or entity can give to a candidate [...]
McCain-Feingold vs. Blogs
The McCain-Feingold campaign finance law might have been passed with the best of intentions. However, those intentions pave a certain road and I don’t like the destination.
