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1932 › Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) › Campaign finance and lobbying
Continuous publicity of political contributions; stronger Corrupt Practices Act; curb paid lobbies
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Solution
Continuous publicity of political contributions and expenditures; strengthen the Corrupt Practices Act with severe penalties for misappropriating campaign funds; condemn paid lobbies and excessive money in politics.
Rationale
Good-government plank; the Republican fund is elsewhere blamed for the Hawley-Smoot schedules.
Statements (2)
Continuous publicity of political contributions and expenditures; strengthening of the Corrupt Practices Act and severe penalties for misappropriation of campaign funds.
That admirable document, the platform which you have adopted, is clear. I accept it 100 percent.
Blanket endorsement of every plank.
Follow-through
abandoned
No campaign-finance or lobbying legislation was proposed in the first term; the Hatch Act (1939–40), which limited contributions and political activity by federal employees, was a congressional initiative directed largely at the WPA and the administration itself.
Mechanisms
| Date | Type | Name | Effect | Consistent? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-08-02 | statute | Hatch Act | Restricted political activity of federal employees; 1940 amendments capped contributions. | partly | Hatch Act - Wikipedia |
Obstruction
deliberate_abandonment Low priority once in office.
Assessments
The plank produced no administration bill; later legislation came from Congress against the New Deal's own patronage.
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