Campaign finance initiative fails to make ballot -Campaign Finance Reform thread-day 39

Anchorage Daily News / AP ^ | 1/18/04

[Valin]

JUNEAU -- Backers of an initiative to reform state campaign finance laws did not get enough signatures to get the measure on this year's ballot.

Organizers are confident that enough names will be gathered to allow a vote in 2006.

[Valin]

Yesterdays thread
First Amendment Treats for the Rich
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1060312/posts



Note If you would like to be on/off this Campaign Finance Reform list please let me know

[Valin]

HOORAY For John!

Hugh & Series, Critical & Pulled by JimRob
Special to FreeRepublic | 17 December 2003 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

This is nothing like the usual whine by someone whose post was pulled. JimRob pulled my previous thread for a good reason. "If direct fund-raising were permitted on FR, it would soon be wall-to-wall fund-raising."

So, let's start again correctly. This is about civil disobedience to support the First Amendment and challenge the TERRIBLE CFR decision of the Supreme Court to uphold a terrible law passed by Congress and signed by President Bush.

All who are interested in an in-your-face challenge to the 30- and 60-day ad ban in the Campaign Finance "Reform" Act, please join in. The pattern is this: I'm looking for at least 1,000 people to help the effort. I will run the ad, and risk fines or jail time to make it work -- AND get national support.

But there should be NO mentions of money in this thread, and not in Freepmail either. This is JimRob's electronic home, and we should all abide his concerns.

Put your comments here. Click on the link above, and send me your e-mail addresses. I will get back to you by regular e-mail with the practical details.

This CAN be done. This SHOULD be done. But it MUST be done in accord with JimRob's guidelines.


Fair enough?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1042394/posts

Note if you are interested in more on this please contact myself or Congressman Billybob

[joesnuffy]

The 'incumbent protection' bill will be as welcome as 'term limits' to the intrenched

[Valin]

Journalists Not Loath to Donate To Politicians
Media Companies' Policies Vary Widely
By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, January 18, 2004


More than 100 journalists and executives at major media companies, from NBC's top executive to a Fox News anchor to reporters or editors for the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, CBS and ABC, have made political contributions in recent years.
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NBC chief executive Robert Wright has contributed $8,000 since 1999, including $3,500 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and $1,000 to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Andrew Lack, a former NBC News chief, gave $1,000 to Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) while NBC president, and Wright contributed $1,500 -- after the House committee Tauzin chairs held hearings on the networks' election night failures. NBC spokeswoman Allison Gollust said the network allows its executives to make contributions and that Wright "does not make any decisions specific to news coverage."

Fox anchor Neil Cavuto, the network's managing editor for business, gave $1,000 to a fundraising dinner for President Bush in 2002.
(snip)
A Fox producer for Oliver North, Griffin Jenkins, gave $2,000 to the Bush-Cheney reelection committee.
(snip)
Melanie Kirkpatrick, associate editor of the Wall Street Journal's editorial page, donated $20,000 to the Republican National Committee and $1,000 to Bush's 2000
(snip)
At the Post, business reporter Albert Crenshaw gave $500 to Maryland Democratic House candidate Ira Shapiro in 2001. Crenshaw said his wife made the donation before he told her that he could not participate in such contributions. Sportswriter Mark Asher gave $500 to Illinois Democratic House candidate Pete Dagher in 2002. He said his wife had worked with Dagher in the Clinton White House.


Note: go to google to get the whole piece.

[Eastbound]

BTTT!

[Valin]

Back later tonight.

[Valin]

A Fox producer for Oliver North, Griffin Jenkins, gave $2,000 to the Bush-Cheney reelection committee.


AH HA!! Oh Griffin you are in soooo much trouble!

[The_Eaglet]

The 'incumbent protection' bill will be as welcome as 'term limits' to the intrenched

Was term limits for Congress ever signed into law?

[Eastbound]

Not that I am aware of. Check Cato's update here:

CLICK!

[The_Eaglet]

Thanks for the link.

[PersonalLiberties]

Hey, you posted this to me in another thread. Let me get this straight, the dems wanted to reform the campaign finance reform?

[The_Eaglet]

Both Democrats and Republicans spearheaded the so-called "Campaign finance reform" bill, sponsored by John McCain and Russ Feingold in the Senate and Representatives Shays and Meehan in the House.

The major problem of this bill is that it limits the ability of issues advocacy organizations to make political advertisements 60 days before elections.

At the very least, this provision needs to be repealed. Here is another article on the subject.

[PersonalLiberties]

Right I knew about the original reform. Which I was completely wrong but I did not know that there were some decmocrats actually trying to undo it. Which is odd, considering that IMHO the liberals would be the most likely to benefit from the reform as it stands.

[The_Eaglet]

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