Populist Dialogues - 13-12 Campaign Finance Reform and Filibusters

Guest Dan Meek reviews the largely failed efforts of Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley to reform the US Senate filibuster rules. He also review how the filibuster rules have changed over the past 75 years. Then Dan talks about the failure of congress to make legal changes to overturn Citizens United or at least some of the effects. He notes that Oregon laws are "Citizens United on Steroids" and explains the reasons for that description and further notes that "Oregon is more loophole than law."

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28 min 32 sec
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DCTV - Sponsored Programs
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DCTV Digital Library
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MPEG2 - MP4