Bill provided needed, reasonable limits to curb monied interests

September 23, 2007
By Paul Burns
Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

Bob Roper's partisan rant notwithstanding, Vermont legislators deserve credit for doing their homework, listening to their constituents and passing a bill to re-establish reasonable limits on campaign donations from individuals, corporations, PACs and political parties this year. It's unfortunate that Mr. Roper resorted to personal attack and political distortion in his defense of Gov. Douglas' veto of the bill. To be fair, it would be difficult for anyone to defend the governor's position on the merits. To understand why, it's useful to know what the legislation would have done.

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