Prominent members of Congress recently executed a brilliant three-step strategy for killing campaign finance reform, all the while disguising themselves as reformers.
As a former campaign organizer, I recently appeared on some radio call-in shows to talk about political financing. The shows aired a common complaint -- that politicians have become slaves to fund-raising and TV advertising.
As irate voters lash out at politicians unwilling to end the corrupting influence of money on politics, they should realize that another obstacle blocks genuine reform: Buckley v. Valeo, a 20-year-old Supreme Court decision that prohibits campaign
