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Citizens Divided: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution
Robert C Post
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Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which struck down a federal prohibition on independent corporate campaign expenditures, is one of the most controversial opinions in recent memory. Defenders of the First Amendment greeted the ruling with enthusiasm, while advocates of electoral reform recoiled in disbelief. Robert Post offers a new constitutional theory that seeks to reconcile these sharply divided camps. Post interprets constitutional conflict over campaign finance reform as an argument between those who believe self-government requires democratic participation in the formation of public opinion and those who believe that ... Read more
The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which struck down a federal prohibition on independent corporate campaign expenditures, is one of the most controversial opinions in recent memory. Defenders of the First Amendment greeted the ruling with enthusiasm, while advocates of electoral reform recoiled in disbelief. Robert Post offers a new constitutional theory that seeks to reconcile these sharply divided camps. Post interprets constitutional conflict over campaign finance reform as an argument between those who believe self-government requires democratic participation in the formation of public opinion and those who believe that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674970939
SKU
V9780674970939
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About Robert C Post
Robert C. Post is Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law and Dean of Yale Law School.
Reviews for Citizens Divided: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution
Democracy is not just a structure of elections and political institutions, but a mysterious and historically fluid set of ideas about the relationship between citizens and those who govern. With his characteristically subtle understanding of our cultural history, Robert Post shows how changing ideas of self-government illuminate one of the great political and legal controversies of our time.
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