Barack Obama has only been President-elect for 36 hours, but seven major government reform groups are already making demands. In a joint press release Thursday morning, the Brennan Center for Justice, the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen and US PIRG set out a "government integrity reform" agenda for the next Congress. Full Story »
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This piece covers pressure that groups on the left are putting on Obama for campaign finance reform. It does a good job of explaining what they're looking for, but fails to include what the Republican reaction to this would be.
Banning the 'hybrid ads' split with the National Committee would like hurt Republicans more than Democrats, based on my knowledge of this election ... More »
This is an interesting story about a joint press release by impatience and lack of thought of reform groups.
This election was a very different than in the past, but these 7 groups could not wait or consider changes.
We'll never get the people who benefit from the current system, those elected, to reform it from the top down. Besides, trying to control corrupt ... More »
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