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The three issues associated with Campaign Finance are:
1) Quid Pro Quo
2) Free Speech Rights (if money is speech)
3) Money Interests Getting Priority
If money contributed to a campaign can only go through a mechanism that prevents the recipient from knowing who the contributor is then there can be no appearance of quid pro quo while at the same time protecting free speech.
This plan will reduce the need for politicians to spend so much time raising money.
The third point is more difficult, and it may not even be possible to solve, but caps on spending and elimination of corporate contributions is a good first step.
Posted at December 1, 2005 9:33 AM in response to In Connecticut, Victory is Sweet!
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Let's secede from Texas.
Posted at June 6, 2005 8:30 AM in response to Gov. Perry of Texas, Christian Soldier ... Onward
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I like to think some people are on this world to attract all of the bad karma so that the rest of us can evolve.
W certainly is going to take a few lifetimes to resolve this one, so thank you W. And a really, really big thank you to the VP.
Posted at June 1, 2005 9:46 AM in response to The more I watch Bush on TV these days, the lighter my heart becomes.
