When money talks
Subtitle: the high price of "free" speech and the selling of democracy
By: Derek D. Cressman
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781626565760
Subjects: Campaign funds; Law and legislation; Freedom of speech
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Thom Hartmann; title: Introduction : the crisis of broken politics; title: Part 1. Why we must fight . Enough is enough; how and why we have limited the duration, volume, and location of speech ; If money is speech, speech is no longer free : the difference between paid speech and free speech ; Stupidity, inequality, and corruption : three good reasons to limit paid speech ; Who broke our democracy? : how courts have struck down limits on money in politics; title: Part 2. Ready for action? Let's go. Repairing our republic : how the people can overturn the court ; Magic words : what should a constitutional amendment say? ; Instructions for mission impossible : how to pass a constitutional amendment when incumbents don't want one ; Halfway home : we're further along than you think; title: Epilogue / Miles Rapoport.