> What determined the 70s wave of campaign finance reforms... what changed in > the meantime,
It seems to me that it is in the interest of the elected officials to make voters think that they are limiting the influence of the special interests, while not doing so in substance. Hence the 1970s "reforms" which prohibited direct contributions by corporations yet allowed them to set up PACs which can give unlimited amounts. What changed is that voters now realize, with escalating campaign contributions, that past reforms have not worked, so once again, they will treat the symptoms without changing the cause of the problem. Fred Foldvary ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo.com
