Constitutional Law
May 4, 2006
NASCAR, Campaign Finance and the First Amendment
Forum Column - By Peter Scheer - Congress is once again trying to stop water from running downhill. This metaphor describes the doomed effort, undertaken every election cycle and by representatives of both major parties, to stem the flow of money in politics.




By Peter Scheer
Congress is once again trying to stop water from running downhill.
This metaphor describes the doomed effort, undertaken every election cycle and by representatives of both major parties, to stem the flow of money in politics. Each effort fails, diverting the flood of cash down a different route - to which Congress resp...
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