Okay, I’m not a political sort of guy, but if politicians need a lot of money to run for office why are we surprised when they take money from anyone who offers it? Even if it’s people we don’t like?
There’s a simple solution: Just make it an act of treason to accept a single private dollar for any reason while serving as an elected official. Heck, we could go whole-hog and institute one charge of treason per dollar accepted!
The only long-term answer to this fundamental flaw in the American political system is a Constitutional amendment declaring, in terms so crystal clear that even Anthony Kennedy couldn’t mistake them, that:
1) only actual human beings have human rights,
2) free spending doesn’t count as free speech, and
3) all aspects of campaign financing can be reasonably and fairly regulated by local, state, and federal laws, uniformly applied.
BE THIS GUY almost 3 years ago
Hey, they returned it!
FionaMessenger1 almost 3 years ago
How did those two ever have a relationship?
pathamil almost 3 years ago
It only has to be returned if it is found out…
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Okay, I’m not a political sort of guy, but if politicians need a lot of money to run for office why are we surprised when they take money from anyone who offers it? Even if it’s people we don’t like?
The Wolf In Your Midst almost 3 years ago
There’s a simple solution: Just make it an act of treason to accept a single private dollar for any reason while serving as an elected official. Heck, we could go whole-hog and institute one charge of treason per dollar accepted!
mindjob almost 3 years ago
Its too late to complain, the oligarchy is here and its not going away
198.23.5.11 almost 3 years ago
A load of thanks to Chris Cuomo,who’s given the right wing $#&#%@*& an opening the size of a hippopotamus.
schaefer jim almost 3 years ago
With a name like Chase he should be strung up.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The only long-term answer to this fundamental flaw in the American political system is a Constitutional amendment declaring, in terms so crystal clear that even Anthony Kennedy couldn’t mistake them, that:
1) only actual human beings have human rights,
2) free spending doesn’t count as free speech, and
3) all aspects of campaign financing can be reasonably and fairly regulated by local, state, and federal laws, uniformly applied.
EdmundBabe almost 3 years ago
Truth and Republicans?
jvscanlan Premium Member almost 3 years ago
while no Republican ever did anything wrong . . .
Ammo hates the comment policy Premium Member almost 3 years ago
It’s okay when Democrats take dirty money.