Our letter urges the FEC to begin the formal process of considering alternatives, seeking views from everyone, and issuing new rules.
Democracy depends on voter belief that government is representative of the people.
Left unchecked, soft money destroys the function of contribution limitations. The time and attention candidates must devote to fund raising in today's political environment detract from governance and from voter confidence. On June 12, the FEC announced it would receive comments on the petition for rule- making until July 18. The letter from Miller and the State Attorneys General supported the request for rule-making. If the Federal Election Commission elects to undertake the rule-making, it will then follow an established procedure for taking information and opinions from many sources, issuing proposed rules, receiving public comment, and issuing final rules.