Obama’s campaign finance reform plans have faded
Source: Washington Post
President Obama’s once-broad ambitions to clamp down on the influence of special interests have been largely abandoned since his reelection, dismaying longtime allies in the campaign-finance reform movement.
The predicament will be on full display Tuesday, when all five members of the Federal Election Commission will be serving past the time when their formal terms expired. The panel’s sixth seat remains vacant. The president has not made a nomination to the FEC, which enforces the nation’s campaign finance laws, in more than three years.
The tumult follows a string of disappointments for advocates who favor tougher regulation of money in politics, including Obama’s decision this year to transform his campaign committee into an advocacy group, Organizing for Action, that can collect unlimited donations.
Obama also promised during his reelection campaign to pursue a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United v. FEC, the 2010 Supreme Court opinion that allowed corporations to spend unlimited money on politics. Nothing has happened since.
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Think of the positive side. At least his campaign finance reform promises took longer to fade than his "no lobbyist" pledge, which lasted less than a week into his first term if I remember correctly.
Frankly, I'm starting to wonder whether he even owns a pair of comfortable shoes.
PB
Why would they work against the corporate masters?
