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21st century lobby and campaign finance reform: Enough to prevent scandal.

机译：21世纪的游说和竞选融资改革：足以防止丑闻。

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The first amendment to the constitution provides the opportunity for every American citizen to freely petition the government of the United States to ensure their interests are always considered while officials in all branches of government carry out their duties. Whether by individual lobbyists or by special interest groups, the act of petitioning the United States government is as vital to democracy as the separation of powers themselves.;While the act of lobbying effectively checks the balance of power in our nation's government institutions, ethics laws and regulations, created by these governing bodies, provide mechanisms for the institutions to check themselves. This thesis examines whether current lobby and campaign finance reform is sufficient enough to prevent the reoccurrence of 21st century scandals involving Congress, lobbyists and industry. Scandals involving the firms Preston Gates & Ellis, where Jack Abramoff lobbied, PMA Group, and MZM Incorporated revealed an unprecedented level of corruption that engrossed White House officials, senior Members of Congress, their staff, and industry leaders.;Each scandal shared a common bond in that they were born out of the desire to secure congressional directed spending for clients of each lobbying firm. These firms broke numerous campaign and ethics laws as defined by House and Senate Ethics Committee rules and the Federal Election Commission. By identifying inherent weakness in the law that resulted in a lack of oversight, providing a sense of entitlement to those involved, this thesis will determine if current lobby and campaign finance reform and regulation are adequate to prevent these types of scandals. At the heart of lobbyist corruption is the selfish desire of a few individuals at the cost of their clients and the trust of the American people. Current enacted legislation went a long way to create transparency in lobbyist-to-Member relationships and is beyond adequate to prevent the types of reoccurring scandals committed by Jack Abramoff, the PMA Group and MZM Inc. and regardless of the mandates of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, there will always be someone who tries to circumvent its rules. Further legislation and regulation in this area would constitute a gross miscarriage of justice and an erosion of the First Amendment right to the freedom of assembly and right to petition the government of the United States of America.
机译：宪法的第一项修正案为每个美国公民提供了自由请愿美国政府的机会，以确保在政府各部门的官员履行职责时始终考虑到他们的利益。无论是个人游说者还是特殊利益集团，上访美国政府的行为对民主而言都与三权分立本身一样重要。虽然游说行为有效地检查了我们国家政府机构中的权力平衡，但伦理法则这些理事机构制定的法规为机构进行自我检查提供了机制。本文探讨了当前的游说和竞选融资改革是否足以阻止21世纪丑闻再次发生，涉及国会，游说者和行业。涉及普雷斯顿·盖茨与埃利斯（Preston Gates＆Ellis）公司的丑闻，杰克·阿布拉莫夫（Jack Abramoff）游说，PMA集团和MZM Incorporated揭露了前所未有的腐败水平，这激怒了白宫官员，国会高级议员，他们的员工和行业领袖。债券之所以成立，是因为他们渴望为每个游说公司的客户争取国会指示的支出。这些公司违反了众议院和参议院道德委员会的规则以及联邦选举委员会所定义的众多竞选和道德法律。通过找出导致监督不足的法律固有弱点，使参与人员享有应有的权利，本论文将确定当前的游说和竞选财务改革和监管是否足以防止此类丑闻。游说者腐败的核心是一些人的自私欲望，以牺牲客户和美国人的信任为代价。当前颁布的立法在建立游说者与成员关系的透明度方面大有帮助，并且不足以防止杰克·阿布拉莫夫（Jack Abramoff），PMA集团和MZM Inc.再次发生此类丑闻，而不论诚实领导和授权的授权如何。在2007年的《开放政府法》中，总会有人试图规避其规则。在这方面的进一步立法和法规将构成严重的司法不公，并削弱了《第一修正案》的集会自由权和请愿权。

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    Miller, Colby H.;

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    Georgetown University.;

  • 授予单位 Georgetown University.;
  • 学科 Ethics.
  • 学位 M.A.L.S.
  • 年度 2011
  • 页码 115 p.
  • 总页数 115
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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