Lobbying laws in Virginia are the topic of this Pilot Online report. While at least 19 other states restrict or ban such swag, Virginia’s politicians have long argued that full disclosure is the best antiseptic against improper influences on their votes.
Day: November 18, 2008
Chairman on Campaign Finance
The Chairman of the Republican National Committee commented on the recent lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. Freedom of speech should include an individual’s right to contribute, as he or she sees fit, to any political party, political action committee, or coalition to support the causes for which it […]
A Pretty Large “Loophole” as “Loopholes” Go?
The WSJ comments on what it calls the $639 million loophole. If the election showed anything, it’s that the answer isn’t layering more regulations and limits on top of the ones that have already failed. The better road is starting to strip some of them away — a task that will ultimately fall to the […]