Is Obama Letting 'Banksters' Off the Hook?

September 04, 2012 from LinkTV News

As Link TV's reporters arrive in Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention, Solomon Kleinsmith speaks with former Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), sponsor of the landmark campaign finance reform bill the McCain-Feingold Act. Feingold gives his take on the long game in overturning Citizens United.

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2012 Democratic National Convention

The 2012 Democratic National Convention was a gathering, held from September 4 to 6, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina, in which delegates of the Democratic Party chose the party's nominees for President and Vice President in the 2012 United States national election. On April... Explore this topic

Russ Feingold

Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold is a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as a Democratic party member of the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District. He is a recipient of... Explore this topic

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, which regulates the financing of political campaigns. Its chief sponsors were Senators Russ Feingold and John McCain. The law became effective on 6... Explore this topic

Citizens United

Citizens United is a conservative non-profit organization in the United States. Its president and chairman is David Bossie. It is best known for the U.S. Supreme Court case on campaign finance Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Explore this topic

Democratic National Convention

The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention. The primary goal o... Explore this topic

Campaign finance reform in the United States

Campaign finance reform is the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. Although attempts to regulate campaign finance by legislation date back to 1867, the first successful attempts nationally to r... Explore this topic

Charlotte, NC

Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2011, the estimated population of Charlotte according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 751,087, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The C... Explore this topic

Link TV

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