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Only way that would work is if you had term-limits because incumbents would have a distinct advantage.
Oh like they don't now?
Sure it would work. Term limits have nothing to do with it.
Imagine only having 3 months to introduce yourself to the voters....compared to years of constant campaigning through legislation and pork spending by incumbents.
We'd end up with a Congress full of Robert Byrds crapping in their pants and babbling to themselves.
Oh like they don't now?
Sure it would work. Term limits have nothing to do with it.
Imagine only having 3 months to introduce yourself to the voters....compared to years of constant campaigning through legislation and pork spending by incumbents.
We'd end up with a Congress full of Robert Byrds crapping in their pants and babbling to themselves.
Legislators, under this scenario, would be sequestered to mainly do thier jobs. Rule changes should go along with that. Right now, many in congress are allowed to be absent from taking votes. That should change. Along with making appearences at fluff functions.
Imagine only having 3 months to introduce yourself to the voters....compared to years of constant campaigning through legislation and pork spending by incumbents.
We'd end up with a Congress full of Robert Byrds crapping in their pants and babbling to themselves.
Legislators, under this scenario, would be sequestered to mainly do thier jobs. Rule changes should go along with that. Right now, many in congress are allowed to be absent from taking votes. That should change. Along with making appearences at fluff functions.
Who's gonna put those rules in place????
Figure the odds on them policing themselves.
Legislators, under this scenario, would be sequestered to mainly do thier jobs. Rule changes should go along with that. Right now, many in congress are allowed to be absent from taking votes. That should change. Along with making appearences at fluff functions.
Who's gonna put those rules in place????
Figure the odds on them policing themselves.
McCain/Feingold was a step in the right direction. But thanks to Citizen's United and legislating from the bench..back to square one.
Who's gonna put those rules in place????
Figure the odds on them policing themselves.
McCain/Feingold was a step in the right direction. But thanks to Citizen's United and legislating from the bench..back to square one.
McCain/Feingold magnified the problem.
It doesn't prevent corruption.
I think the unions bought the Democrats.
That has been the point of this thread.
They just keep giving themselves raises and we can not do anything . There should be an thing on a ballot that the voters can vote if they deserve a raise . This year they need a pay cut like by half! Because they sure as shit has not done their job very well on both sides of the fence!!!
It is mind blowing how much money is generated and spent on our elections. Once you raise to the level of state government it is almost required to be a millionaire at the very least. That is the level of money that needs to be generated to compete in these races now. How long ago did we break the billion dollar amout?
The only fix for this would be to pass a law saying candidates can only campaign in person or on public tv or on public radio. They can use the united postal service and internet, but cannot call your land line or cell phone. They themselves can however knock upon your door. The news media i.e. CNN & FOX etc. can cover campaigns as news just like they do now. Private organizations can participate as they do now with the exception that they can only actively participate three months prior to the election day.
McCain/Feingold was a step in the right direction. But thanks to Citizen's United and legislating from the bench..back to square one.
McCain/Feingold magnified the problem.
It doesn't prevent corruption.
No it didn't. It was a good first step. But what probably needs to happen is a Constitutional Amendment that makes it clear that money isn't speech and corporations aren't people.
McCain/Feingold magnified the problem.
It doesn't prevent corruption.
No it didn't. It was a good first step. But what probably needs to happen is a Constitutional Amendment that makes it clear that money isn't speech and corporations aren't people.
Problem is McCain/Feingold just made it easier for people to step around the rules.
It needs to be scrapped.
New laws need to be put in place.
No donations from foreign sources
No online donations because they can't be checked for the source without privacy intrusion
No donations from companies or corporations
$50 dollar max on all donations
No bundling allowed
Better yet....donating to campaigns should be a felony
The only source of advertizement should come from the one dollar donation on income-tax returns
The fact that rich republicans and democrats get multiple advantages: political influence and votes, should be criminal.
As CEO of a company, weather I am democrat or republican, I vote for a particular party, then I can also financially support that party with not only my personal finances, but the finances of the company I control. This gives the rich a huge political advantage over the common man by making the playing field lopsided.
The rich or special interests....
Not much different.
The rich support both parties. So do special interests.
The problem is the Dems have control of the most lucrative special interests. Unions.
CitizenRadio said:So the outside corporate influences (Chamber, AAN, American Crossroads -which discloses its donors- and Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, which does not,) have thus far spent a total of some $92.2 million dollars on the midterm elections, while unions have spent $27.3 million, less than a third of corporate spending.
Certainly, $27.3 million isn’t chump change, but it’s important to keep these things in perspective. Outside corporate groups are spending way, way, way more than labor unions. Most importantly, while unions must disclose their donors, groups like Crossroads GPS can use virtually unlimited funds from anonymous sources for the sole purpose of undermining the public sector, which of course includes things like federal workers and unions. . . .
In a democracy, every vote is supposed to have equal weight. But in hyper-Capitalistic America, the rich can buy influence, and the rest of us get left behind. That’s what’s happening here. To frame it as “both unions and corporations” hijacking the democratic process is really misleading. By far, it is corporate spending which has corrupted the political system.
It is mind blowing how much is generated and spent on our elections. Once you raise to the level of state government it is almost required to be a millionaire at the very least. That is the level of money that needs to be generated to compete in these races now. How long ago did we break the billion dollar amout?
The only fix for this would be to pass a law saying candidates can only campaign in person or on public tv or on public radio. They can use the united postal service and internet, but cannot call your land line or cell phone. They themselves can however knock upon your door. The news media i.e. CNN & FOX etc. can cover campaigns as news just like they do now. Private organizations can participate as they do now with the exception that they can only actively participate three months prior to the election day.
I think AVG-JOE had a good idea.
Give the candidates equal time on NPR and PBS or other stations.
This will never happen because special interests and lobbyists would lose much of their influence.
This will be the first presidential election since citizen's united, the the sheer bulk of advocacy ads will make television practically unwatchable, not that it is that watchable now.
Netflix! 
Nobody with a brain thinks we are broke.
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