2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What Bernie Sanders Proved. And Why I still Believe His Message Remains Critical [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)was truly inspiring--and enlightening. I just hope and intend that we don't need this lesson for long. If I could reform campaign financing, the rule would be "not a damned dime," no plastic pens, no free weekends at resorts run by "friends" a la Scalia (WHAT was he there for!?), no employers "inviting" employees to donate. Just a low limit for each voter to be able to donate once.
We NEED to put the elections industry and their permanent election seasons out of business. 2 for 2 used to mean 2-minute contractions every 2 minutes and you knew the baby would be born soon. Now it means 2-year-long campaigns every 2 years and you know it means you're being screwed all the time.
I suggest an upper limit of $27 in honor of what Bernie showed can be done. (No need to examine the books or talk about Super-PACS, please--it's symbolic of a very real phenomenon.)