Precisely correct; thank you Eric. And Florence is no less correct in identifying the other necessary target that 'must' go - Citizen's United. Those are my targets.
Precisely correct; thank you Eric. And Florence is no less correct in identifying the other necessary target that 'must' go - Citizen's United. Those are my targets.
Good point. I don’t know if that should be more on my radar. My feeling was that the Citizen’s United ruling had, as a major effect, pushed many American politicians to go the small donor route as a way to fight back. That’s probably a terrible take.
The influence of money on elections is pernicious. I’d love to see Washington finance federal elections and each state finance state elections. No other money. Give each party a sum of money and set up rules for how they allot it. When the election is over, they could be audited appropriately, and lose part of the allotment in the next election if they can be proven to have spent beyond the limit.
As the richest country in the world, America could afford
to do that.
It’s probably a terrible idea, one that could be swatted away by a single informed commenter. But currently the amount of money in politics is obscene and the non-stop mass solicitations make my skin crawl.
Precisely correct; thank you Eric. And Florence is no less correct in identifying the other necessary target that 'must' go - Citizen's United. Those are my targets.
Good point. I don’t know if that should be more on my radar. My feeling was that the Citizen’s United ruling had, as a major effect, pushed many American politicians to go the small donor route as a way to fight back. That’s probably a terrible take.
The influence of money on elections is pernicious. I’d love to see Washington finance federal elections and each state finance state elections. No other money. Give each party a sum of money and set up rules for how they allot it. When the election is over, they could be audited appropriately, and lose part of the allotment in the next election if they can be proven to have spent beyond the limit.
As the richest country in the world, America could afford
to do that.
It’s probably a terrible idea, one that could be swatted away by a single informed commenter. But currently the amount of money in politics is obscene and the non-stop mass solicitations make my skin crawl.
I’d like to be more educated on this topic.