Government and Politics -- Elections and Election Law

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Books and Book Chapters

"Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature," Chapter 9 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Limited Government and the Rule of Law," Chapter 2 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature," Chapter 9 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 107th Congress.

"Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature," by Edward H. Crane, The Cato Handbook for Congress: 106th Congress, 1999.

The Politics and Law of Term Limits, edited by Edward H. Crane and Roger Pilon (1994).

Cato Studies

"The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies," by Bryan Caplan, Policy Analysis no. 594, May 29, 2007

"The Libertarian Vote," by David Boaz and David Kirby, Policy Analysis no. 580, October 18, 2006

"Uncompetitive Elections and the American Political System," by Patrick Basham and Dennis Polhill, Policy Analysis no. 547, June 30, 2005

"When Ignorance Isn't Bliss: How Political Ignorance Threatens Democracy," by Ilya Somin, Policy Analysis no. 525, September 22, 2004

"Defining Democracy Down: Explaining the Campaign to Repeal Term Limits," by Patrick Basham, Policy Analysis no. 490, September 30, 2003

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Articles and Newsletters

"Corruption, Campaign Finance, and Term Limits," by James L. Buckley, Cato Policy Report, March/April 2000.

"A Survey, Critque, and New Defense of Term Limits," by Alexander Tabarrok, Cato Journal 14:2, 1994.

Opinion and Commentary

"Real ID Laws Are a National Catastrophe," by Jim Harper, Delaware County Times, August 24, 2008

"Let Millionaires Spend," by John Samples and Ilya Shapiro, New York Sun, June 27, 2008

"So Long, 'Campaign Reform'," by John Samples, New York Post, June 25, 2008

"Money, Politics and the Supreme Court," by Robert A. Levy, Politico.com, June 3, 2008

"Valeo's Revenge," by Ilya Shapiro, American Spectator (Online), May 7, 2008

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Legal Briefs

Davis v. Federal Election Commission, February 27, 2008 (PDF, 0 B)

New York State Board of Elections v. Torres, May 7, 2007 (PDF, 0 B)

Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. (Wisconsin Right to Life II), March 23, 2007 (PDF, 0 B)

Neil Randall, et al., Petitioners, v. William H. Sorrell, et al., Respondents., December 14, 2005 (PDF, 0 B)

Wisconsin Right To Life, Inc., Appellants v. Federal Election Commission, Appellees (Wisconsin Right to Life I), November 14, 2005 (PDF, 0 B)

Events

"Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do," September 11, 2008 [Book Forum]

"McCain and Obama: Comparing Their Economic Platforms," July 15, 2008 [Policy Forum]

"What to Do about Self-Funded Campaigns ," April 21, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"The End of Campaign Finance Reform?," August 2, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, McCain v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Does the First Amendment Protect Political Speech?," April 25, 2007 [Center For Constitutional Studies Oral Argument Debriefing]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"The Presidential System and Campaign Reform," by Roger Pilon, testimony before the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate, March 29, 2000. Broadcast on C-SPAN, March 29, 2000.

"Congressional Term Limits," by Edward H. Crane, before the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, United States Senate, January 25, 1995.