"Lobbying" is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by privately influencing the legislators. It is the result and creation of a mixed economy—of government by pressure groups. Its methods range from mere social courtesies and cocktail-party or luncheon "friendships" to favors, threats, bribes, blackmail. 

— AYN RAND, The Pull Peddlers

To take money out of politics, take politics out of money: Campaign Finance Reform: The Rational Solution

No Lobby : A rational solution to Campaign Finance Reform. 

 
Campaign Finance Limits Violate Free Speech

Campaign Finances and Corruption

Campaign Finance Reform: Wrong Target

How to Achieve Real Campaign Finance Reform: Have a Government That Can't Sell "Public Interest" Favors

 

 

How to Achieve Real Campaign Finance Reform: Have a Government That Can't Sell "Public Interest" Favors
by Edwin A. Locke
Only when Congressmen have no special favors to sell will lobbyists stop trying to buy their votes — and their souls.

Campaign Finance Limits Violate Free Speech
by Andrew Lewis
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act--under review by the U.S. Supreme Court--is an ominous limitation on free speech.

Campaign Finances and Corruption
by Robert W. Tracinski
In one of the great ironies of contemporary politics, Congress passed an economic "stimulus" package the day after the recession was declared to be over. Obviously, the legislators didn't really care about stimulating the economy, which had already stimulated itself.

Campaign Finance Reform: Wrong Target
by Walter Williams
Before becoming bamboozled by McCain's message, we might stop to ask: Are political contributions really the problem?

Intellectual Ammunition

What is Capitalism?

Paralyzing America's Producers: The Government's Crackdown on American Businessmen Is Devastating Our Economy

The Meaning of Jack Welch's Cave-In

An Open Letter to CEOs: Defend the Profit-Motive--or Perish

"Francisco's Money Speech"

Capitalists vs. Crooks

 

 

 

 

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