how campaign finance reform subverts American democracy Smith, Rodney A. 1941- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. lau 2006 2006 monographic eng 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations. The folly of reform -- The rise and fall of citizen sovereignty -- Rome : a flawed model -- Citizen sovereignty : the dearest thing of all -- The constitution and America's first political campaign -- American democracy and political parties -- What is an election, anyway? -- Political campaigns and money -- The perceived corruption of money versus the real corruption of power -- We the sovereigns, not we the subjects -- The crux of the problem -- Supreme Court mandates run amok -- Empirical evidence -- Freedom of the press -- Political fund-raising : the current reality -- The twenty-eighth amendment. Rodney A. Smith ; with a new preface by the author. "Published in cooperation with the Kevin P. Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs." Includes bibliographical references. n-us--- Campaign funds United States Democracy United States JK1991 .S65 2006eb 324.7/80973 Smith, Rodney A. Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2006] xiv, 192 pages ; 24 cm. (OCoLC)ocm61458174 (DLC)10848458 9780807156315 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10848458 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10848458 CaPaEBR 050901 ebr10848458 eng