You claim to be moderate...........I don't agree...........
Another lie. I have never claimed to be moderate. I also address that lie, specifically, in the second line of my sig.
Those of us who can think for ourselves expose people like you for what you are, and I understand that would trigger you.
Not my problem. When you lie like this, it illustrates my point.
I do hope the young lady for whom this thread is intended is reading this.
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For you to refer to me as a liar in the same aspect of Jake the Fake is a Joke.........
I've seen your threads trying BS social experiments..........trying to act all righteous while YOU NEVER RENDER A REAL OPINION..........
Which is exactly why I place you in the NOSE BLEED SECTION of the bleachers..........
What is your position on career politicians who GET PAID by LOBBIES.........to do their bidding..............
NAME SOME.........SPECIFICS........I call the ones on the right RINO'S.......McCain being a prime example.........now name some on the left for me........plenty there and plenty on the right still there.
Happy to! I would take the following specific steps:
1. Short, strict term limits
2. Publicly-funded elections
3. Far stricter limits on lobbyist spending, all the way down to zero if needed
4. Balanced Budget Amendment
This combination of requirements would immediately change the landscape of private political spending.
There is no one on this board who offers more specific, independent ideas than me.
You're welcome to continue asking for examples.
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Term limits take away the voter's power. Also, I want experienced people making policy decisions and to mentor new members. Term limits have hurt California.
https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Time-to-end-term-limits-in-California-2389046.php
A balanced budget amendment would never work. Congress would just declare things outside the budgetary process or exclude military spending. We need accounting reform, not budget reform.
If I ran the world all but individual donations of no more than oh $500 to $1000 per candidate. No PACs, no committees, no special interest groups, only individuals.
There would be no political ads allowed on television. Candidates would each get a set number of time on public airwaves to plead their case.
Lobbyists would be banned from giving any money to anyone for anything. They lobby with the strength of their voting supporters, that's it.
I'd make Primaries happen on a rotating regional basis so nobody always gets to be first all the time and everybody else fights for the rest.
Redistricting would be removed as a function of the legislature.