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The Reform Institute is an American non-partisan, not-for-profit think tank based in Alexandria, VA that describes itself as centrist oriented. According to its website it is an “organization working to strengthen the foundations of our democracy and build a resilient society. The Institute formulates and advocates valuable, solutions-based reform in vital areas of public policy.”〔( About Us ). Reform Institute. Retrieved 0n 2009-04-04.〕 The major policy areas the institute focuses on are (energy and environmental policy ), (homeland and national security ), (economic opportunity and competitiveness ), (immigration reform ), and (governance and election reform ). It states its vision as “to build a more resilient nation that is able to overcome the challenges we collectively face and emerge as a stronger country. A resilient nation requires: a fully transparent and accountable government, a citizenry that is actively engaged in the political process and has genuine access to the wealth of opportunities that the free market has to offer, and institutions and infrastructure capable of facilitating and taking full advantage of the ingenuity and determination of the American people by promoting private sector innovation.”〔(Our Vision ). Reform Institute. Retrieved on 2009-04-04〕 The Institute was criticized during the 2000 decade as an extension of Senator John McCain's political ambitions.〔() Reason Magazine, John McCain's War on Political Speech〕 The New York Times described the Institute in this fashion: "In a small office a few miles from Capitol Hill, a handful of top advisers to Senator John McCain run a quiet campaign. They promote his crusade against special interest money in politics. They send out news releases promoting his initiatives. And they raise money--hundreds of thousands of dollars, tapping some McCain backers for more than $50,000 each." 〔() McCain Allies Want Reform - and Money, March 8, 2005〕 == Background == The Reform Institute was launched in 2001 and grew from the movement to challenge campaign finance practices such as unlimited and undisclosed “soft money” donations. The initial bipartisan honorary co-chairs of the institute’s Advisory Committee were Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and former Senator Robert Kerrey (D-NE). Senator McCain served in the position from 2001-2005. Senator Kerrey was associated with the committee until 2008. The institute was a part of the broad coalition that successfully secured passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 – also known as McCain-Feingold – the campaign finance reform legislation that among other things prohibited soft money contributions. The Institute then turned its focus to defending the law against Constitutional challenge and ensuring that it was properly enforced by advocating for the restructuring of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and calling for regulation of 527 groups operating outside the law’s soft money ban. In addition to its work at the federal level, the institute also engaged in efforts at the state and local level to enact reforms including initiatives on public campaign funding of state and local elections, redistricting reform to eliminate Gerrymandering of electoral districts, ballot access, open primaries, and election administration and voter assistance. After passage of the McCain-Feingold bill the Institute expanded its agenda to other public policy areas. However, as of April, 2011, its web page was no longer active and links to it were broken. The Institute did not file form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service for 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Reform Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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