Taxation Only with Representation : The Conservative Conscience and Campaign Finance Reform

This book is the first comprehensive discussion of corruption in campaign finance from the viewpoint of a political conservative. Liberals have talked about this problem for decades while raising millions of dollars in campaign contributions.Many politicians who call themselves conservatives have ignored the problem, driving angry voters to support their opponents even if those opponents don't propose any solutions at all.In this book, Richard Painter discusses how our money-driven campaign system undermines the vision of our founding fathers and just about every principle that conservatives believe in. This includes limiting government spending and regulation, upholding traditional values against industries that make money from moral decay, and protecting national security interests against an influx of foreign money into US political campaigns.Painter then lays out a plan for reform that conservatives, and the Supreme Court, will embrace: defining the government's right to tax its citizens in a way that will give each citizen a real voice in funding campaigns for elected office. In new laws, referendums, and constitutional amendments at the federal or state level, voters need to send a clear message: Americans who have no representation in campaign finance can no longer endure taxation by a government in which they have no voice