If enough people openly engage in conduct once considered reprehensible, we rewrite the rule book and assume that God, as a good democrat, will go along.

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Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for...

Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for...

Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I...

Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I...

In the last analysis, of course, an oath will encourage fidelity in office only to...

In the last analysis, of course, an oath will encourage fidelity in office only to...

What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these...

What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these...

What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is,...

What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is,...

The Court made an exception, however, in the case of candidates contributing to their own...

The Court made an exception, however, in the case of candidates contributing to their own...

Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest,...

Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest,...

I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to...

I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to...

They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of...

They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of...

Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath...

Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath...

It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose,...

It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose,...

This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can...

This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can...

As a consequence, the Court ruled that the limits on campaign spending violated the First...

As a consequence, the Court ruled that the limits on campaign spending violated the First...

Once it becomes impossible for members of Congress to make a career of legislative service,...

Once it becomes impossible for members of Congress to make a career of legislative service,...

In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because...

In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because...

Moreover, we are showing a dismaying tendency to recast God in Man's image.

Moreover, we are showing a dismaying tendency to recast God in Man's image.

One camp accepts the Court's limits on contributions but urges the reinstatement of spending caps...

One camp accepts the Court's limits on contributions but urges the reinstatement of spending caps...

The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned...

The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned...