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1st Amendment Lecture: Campaign Finance Reform Myths
6:30 PM (America/Denver)
Missoula Public Library
Description:
It is perhaps the biggest myth in American politics: that the private sector is "buying" elections through campaign spending. A version of this myth goes further and contends that capitalist billionaires are using political ads to move American government toward more free-market policies.
One can find dozens of books (and hundreds of politicians) making these claims. A powerful movement to repeal parts of the First Amendment has arisen around this mythology.
In this one-hour lecture, Dr. Roger Roots shatters these myths with raw data and Powerpoint slides.
Age Group: All Ages
Venue: Missoula Public Library
Address: 301 East Main Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: (406) 721-2665

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