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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere's only one option left.
With Citizens United reaffirmed and now imposed upon the states there is only one hope left.
Ban all campaign contributions and independent expenditures.
Once you get past the primaries, all campaigns are publicly funded with equal funds going to all candidates.
It's the only real option left to save our democracy.
Huey P. Long
(1,932 posts)Nah, fucking dead beat free loading trash who are not politically savvy.
Lets just keep on doing what we are doing!
Raster
(20,999 posts)Huey P. Long
(1,932 posts)Are posters this dense?
Raster
(20,999 posts)hlthe2b
(106,543 posts)A catch-22, it seems.
bigtree
(90,237 posts). . . haven't they already equated the contributions with 'speech?' how do you get a ban on all donations past the SC?
Poll_Blind
(23,864 posts)PB
Drale
(7,932 posts)I'm thinking of buying an island and becoming a Super Villain. Great hours, minions to do your bidding and your taxes don't go to things you hate, like unjust wars. Sure you get beat up ever now and again but all in all I think its worth it.
You're quite an Oracle.
(I trust everyone gets the reference)
GeorgeGist
(25,436 posts)Same benefits, same risks. I've got an island.
Your worst night mare,
Larry Ellison
PSssst we Kabuki the 'beat up' parts.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)Kablooie
(18,787 posts)Damned hard to get and in today's environment impossible.
Our overlords will remain untouched for the foreseeable future.
badtoworse
(5,957 posts)Maybe you're willing to give that up, but I'm not.
tritsofme
(18,631 posts)That is the road you seem to go down.
You are trampling all over the First Amendment. No thanks.