Campaign Legal Center President Trevor Potter appeared on the Diane Rehm show on public radio stations across the country today discussing the changing face of elections in the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. The other guests were Stan Brand of the Brand Law Group and Dan Eggen of The Washington Post.
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From the WAMU Website:
Money from outside political groups has poured in to today’s special election in Upstate New York. One of the biggest donors has been the Republican-backed American Crossroads. In South Carolina, the pro-Democratic group Priorities U.S.A. has begun running ads against Mitt Romney. In the year following the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, dozens of groups known as “super PACs” have sprung up. The groups can raise and spend unlimited sums of money. Non-profit groups have also gotten more involved in politics, and they don’t have to disclose donors. Advocates for campaign finance reform say the influence of these outside groups could be dangerous. Fundraisers say they’re perfectly legal. A look at the changing rules of campaign finance.
Guests
Trevor Potter - former chair of the Federal Election Commission, president and general counsel of The Campaign Legal Center, and a lawyer at Caplin & Drysdale
Stan Brand - is partner with the Brand Law Group, former counsel to the House of Representatives, and a law professor at Penn State University
Dan Eggen - reporter, Washington Post