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Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate discourages the speech that triggers the matching funds.

~Bradley A. Smith

Topics: Behalf Candidate Competition Elections Every Every Time Favored Funds Giving Matching Money More Only Opponent Speaks Speech Time Triggers Winner

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Few developments in campaigning have been as vilified and misunderstood as independent expenditure PACs, or, as they are colloquially known, super PACs.

~Bradley A. Smith

Topics: Been Campaigning Developments Expenditure Few Independent Known Misunderstood Super Vilified

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There is no evidence that super PACs have led to a greater percentage of negative ads.

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Topics: Ads Evidence Greater Led Negative Percentage Super

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By law, super PACs are required to disclose their donors. There are groups that have never had to disclose their donors, non-profits such as the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, the NAACP, and the NRA. If you want more disclosure, super PACs are a step forward.

~Bradley A. Smith

Topics: Club Disclose Disclosure Donors Forward Groups Had Law More Naacp Never Parenthood Planned Planned Parenthood Required Sierra Step Step Forward Super Want You Nra

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Incumbents don't like it, but political competition is a good thing. Incumbents usually outspend challengers by better than 3 to 1. Super PACs, which tend to support challengers, have nullified some of this advantage.

~Bradley A. Smith

Topics: Advantage Better Competition Good Good Thing Like Political Some Super Support Tend Than Thing Which A Good Thing

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Every major federal campaign-finance-reform effort since 1943 has attempted to treat corporations and unions equally. If a limit applied to corporations, it applied to unions; if unions could form PACs, corporations could too; and so on. DISCLOSE is the first major campaign-finance bill that has not taken this approach.

~Bradley A. Smith

Topics: Applied Approach Attempted Bill Corporations Could Disclose Effort Equally Every Federal First Form Limit Major Since Taken Too Treat Unions

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The DISCLOSE Act is a testament to the wisdom of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. The First Amendment sought to place political speech beyond the government's control, and we can be glad that it did.

~Bradley A. Smith

Topics: Act Amendment Beyond Citizens Control Court Decision Did Disclose First First Amendment Glad Government Place Political Political Speech Sought Speech Supreme Testament United Wisdom

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Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: Unknown

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