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SixthSense

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4. Who decides who is a "major" candidate?

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 05:05 PM

Jan 2012

you'll just shift the influence peddling and lever pulling out of sight

for the moment the best strategy is to use people power

for example, that bastard who just gave Gingrich $5 million is obviously trying to buy our representation away from us - he shouldn't be able to get to work without walking a phalanx of angry protestors

after a pattern of calling out is established that raises the risk of trying to buy political influence

...and if one of these guys gets his head split open by a bottle thrown by an anonymous person in the crowd who can never be identified, well that's part of the risk of making war upon the people of this country

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Suppose we took all the money out of politics and every major candidate gets an equal amount [View all] NNN0LHI Jan 2012 OP

break up clear channel. Vincardog Jan 2012 #1

FOX news? NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #2

Dog is right. Clear channel is a hegemony, and why Johnny Cash flipped off COUNTRY MUSIC. WingDinger Jan 2012 #10

OK. Break up Clear Channel and then we can talk about taking money out of politics NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #13

Suppose we took all the money out of politics and gave each registered voter an equal amount... Scuba Jan 2012 #3

Who decides who is a "major" candidate? SixthSense Jan 2012 #4

What defines a "major candidate"? oldhippie Jan 2012 #5

You can define a major candidate any way you want to. Its immaterial to the questions I asked NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #7

No, it's not immaterial. How many "major candidates" ..... oldhippie Jan 2012 #17

People have a right to discuss issues, even Rush, however when they use their platform Bandit Jan 2012 #6

Let everyone give up to $1000 a year to a candidate. dawg Jan 2012 #8

And with the GOP's media advantage Dems will never win an election NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #9

My plan would cripple them. dawg Jan 2012 #11

How many elections until your plan starts causing the power of the Republican party to decline? NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #12

It would start immediately. dawg Jan 2012 #16

Perhaps you haven't been listening, MadHound Jan 2012 #14

you'll never get the money out...we need transparency so people can see the truth spanone Jan 2012 #15