As the process of election becomes more complex and costly, we must make it possible for those without personal wealth to enter public life without being obligated to a few large contributors.
Lyndon Johnson: “As the process of election becomes more complex and costly, we must make it possible for those without personal wealth…”
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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Transmitting Proposed Election Reform Act of 1966.
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