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Jimmy Carter slams 'financial corruption' in U.S. elections - World - CBC News
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter issued a blistering indictment of the American electoral process, saying it is shot through with "financial corruption" that threatens democracy.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jimmy-carter-slams-financial-corruption-in-u-s-elections-1.1186555
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Thought Money Could Buy An American Election? You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - The Guardian
The supreme court's relaxing of donation rules just made US elections even more undemocratic and corruptible.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/06/money-bought-elections-us-donation-rules
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The American Anti-Corruption Act - Criminalize Corruption.
The American Anti-Corruption Act is model legislation that sets a standard for city, state and federal laws that prevent money from corrupting American government. It fundamentally reshapes the rules of American politics and restores The People as the most important stakeholders in our political system.
http://anticorruptionact.org
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Electoral Fraud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Electoral fraud or vote rigging is illegal interference with the process of an election. Acts of fraud affect vote counts to bring about an election result, whether by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates, or both.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud
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Election Fraud and Corruption in the 2008 Presidential Campaign - Heritage
Opponents of electoral reform continue to insist that, despite all evidence to the contrary, election and voter fraud are a nonexistent problem in America.
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/01/election-fraud-in-the-2008-indiana-presidential-campaign-a-case-study-in-corruption
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US Corruption vs. World Corruption - Ian Welsh
One of the most hilarious things to me is Americans whacking other countries for being corrupt. Russia is a favorite target, but the US abuses virtually every non-Western country for corruption.
http://www.ianwelsh.net/us-corruption-vs-world-corruption
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The ABCs of Buying Elections - The Washington Post
A peek at the history of buying votes with cash and booze and clothes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/03/25/the-american-encyclopedia-of-buying-elections/
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Why Jimmy Carter Thinks The United States Isn't A Real Democracy Anymore - ThinkProgress
A startling diagnosis from our 39th President.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/07/31/3686949/jimmy-carter-says-united-states-is-now-an-oligarchy-with-unlimited-bribery/
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Legalized Bribery - Politico Magazine
Four years on, Citizens United is ruining democracy. Here's how to get it back.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/citizens-united-campaign-finance-legalized-bribery-102366
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Is It Bribery or Just Politics? - The Washington Post
All elected officials, and those who help finance elections in the expectation that certain promises will be kept - and everyone who cares about the rule of law.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-it-bribery-or-just-politics/2012/02/09/gIQA4hy34Q_story.html
