Constitution and by making an amazing comparison to the way the stock market is ran. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, when interpreted loosely, protects the public in their decision to invest their money as a form of voicing their opinions and support for the candidates. “It is unrealistic to expect that the populace at large or even many of the elite activists” will be willing to allow the government to subsidize the “election system at the cost of their individual and group political involvements” therefore making evident that contributions cannot be regulated as heavily as Congress hopes to be able to (259). When the authors add the setup of the stock market, it provides the reader with a different approach to modifying campaign finances. The authors introduce the idea of disclosure regimes that has the potential to be in effect at some point in time because it protects the public from campaign corruption and the public’s
Constitution and by making an amazing comparison to the way the stock market is ran. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, when interpreted loosely, protects the public in their decision to invest their money as a form of voicing their opinions and support for the candidates. “It is unrealistic to expect that the populace at large or even many of the elite activists” will be willing to allow the government to subsidize the “election system at the cost of their individual and group political involvements” therefore making evident that contributions cannot be regulated as heavily as Congress hopes to be able to (259). When the authors add the setup of the stock market, it provides the reader with a different approach to modifying campaign finances. The authors introduce the idea of disclosure regimes that has the potential to be in effect at some point in time because it protects the public from campaign corruption and the public’s