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This will never see the light of day. Sen. Hatch and Co. will see to it. Due to the way campaign financing works, any senators or congressmen which vote for th
by hwstar 11y ago
This will never see the light of day. Sen. Hatch and Co. will see to it.
Due to the way campaign financing works, any senators or congressmen which vote for this bill will face a reduction in campaign finance funding during the next election cycle.
The only way to get meaningful policies through the legislative process is to fix campaign finance first. Until this happens, legislators will continue to be corrupted by those with large amounts of money.
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- YuriNiyazov 11y agoCould you please expand on this? How does campaign financing work?
- steego 11y agoSorry to punt and give you homework, but Larry Lessig will expand on this better than me. Here's a link if you want to listen to something while you work. His book, Republic Lost, is a good read on this subject if you're interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik1AK56FtVc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik1AK56FtVc
- YuriNiyazov 11y agoHomework is fine, thanks!
- YuriNiyazov 11y agoCould you please expand on this? How does campaign financing work?
- danieltillett 11y agoNo what needs to be fixed is the need for money to pay for advertising. Remove this need and politicians won't be wasting their time raising money.
- hwstar 11y agoAdvertising costs are not relevant if only money from the government can be used for campaigns, everyone gets the same amount, and there are severe per-person limits on private money donations, (no corporate or trade association donations allowed) The only snag I see is the procedure used to determine who gets the government money.
- danieltillett 11y agoThe problem with trying to restrict the supply of money without removing the demand is that it is very hard to police. There is also the citizen’s united ruling from the supreme court that makes it unconstitutional to restrict political advertising. Much better to remove the need for advertising rather than try to police where the money comes from. Of course doing this is not easy, but it is the only solution that will work.
- hwstar 11y agoSo maybe we need a few constitutional amendments to resolve the issue.