First Senate floor debate on campaign finance const amend was in 1988. Got 50+ majority, but short of cloture: https://beta.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/282/all-actions-with-amendments …
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@rickhasen Yes, of course, but it also has a long history in the Senate post-Buckley. In late-90s-2000s as foil to McCain-Feingold.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PaulBlu and Republican grandstanding on constitutional campaign finance amendment, especially@SenTedCruz, even greater political theaterThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rickhasen@PaulBlu@mateagold Analysis also diminishes work of 5 yr old national democracy movement demanding this: http://ow.ly/BfpGB -
@tylercreighton@rickhasen@mateagold I think all of these things can exist at the same time. -
@PaulBlu@mateagold Fair enough. I think that's right. My fear is that@rickhasen's point is the only one that gets any ink this week though
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@rickhasen@mateagold@PaulBlu Short term, and among some D's, maybe it's politics. Others really working this are serious about passing it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rickhasen@PaulBlu Former#GOP Senator Alan Simpson and 55% of#Republicans in polls suggests otherwise. http://ow.ly/BfqpXThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rickhasen @DBCapStrategies@PaulBlu A reform cynic might even call it a free vote for Senate Dems, while DISCLOSE isn't moving -
@joshorton@rickhasen@PaulBlu a#freespeech radical might call it a chance to defend our founding principles & highlight Dem hypocrisy.
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@rickhasen@PaulBlu@mateagold Republican voters support it nearly as much as Dem voters http://ow.ly/BfpqHThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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