Many considered that Morrill's most important legislative contribution was the Morrill Act of 1862, which provided grants of land to state colleges, whose "leading object" would be to teach subjects "related to agriculture and the mechanic arts," without excluding the general sciences and classical studies.
It has also made a strong legislative contribution to the harmonisation directives.
In California, where Republicans' numbers have ebbed past the point of power, the lion's share of billionaires' legislative campaign contributions have gone to more centrist Democrats, who not only are reliable votes on charter issues but also often oppose environmental and other measures advanced by their more progressive colleagues.
Legal and legislative challenges to contribution limits are already proliferating at the state level and federally.
He also called for legislation prohibiting legislative leaders from using their political action committees to accept contributions from government contractors.
"Tying campaign contributions to legislative or executive action has never been illegal in the United States unless there is proof that the public official extorts the money by threatening to give or withhold action based on the contributions," Mr. Tigar said.
The experience of the U.S. Department of Education demonstrates that well-designed, timely evaluations using scientifically valid methodologies tailored to important questions can make important contributions to legislative, budget, and administrative decisions to improve the performance of government-funded programs.
In the final stage of the campaign, New Jersey's legislative races are drawing contributions at a record pace -- millions of dollars a week -- most of them aimed at giving Democrats control of the evenly divided State Senate.
It's bad enough that those in our executive and legislative branches can take contributions from people who have business before them to finance elections quarterbacked by spinmeisters and filled with phony attack ads.
A panel of five Democrats and five Republicans faulted Mr. DeLay for appearing to link legislative action to political contributions and for sending Federal Aviation Administration officials to search for Texas legislators who fled the state to avoid a contentious vote on redistricting.
