Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Commomers Need Not Apply
Why is it that it is becoming virtually impossible to win an election in this country without a personal fortune matching that of an Arab Sheik or the backing of the chamber of commerce or the UAW. I'm watching Fox and I see that Meg Whitman is a Republican frontrunner for Governer of CA based almost solely on the fact that she has a personal fortune of almost 1.2 billion dollars. I think it is simply unAmerican that the ideas of a common man running for office would be lost in the face of such insermountable odds. This is a prime example of why we need solely publicly funded elections in order to keep our Republic from becoming either an Alogarchy or the next Fascist state.
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You are right!
ReplyDeleteThere is a public funding of elections bill in Congress with 140 co-sponsors in the House, the Fair Elections Now Act. It could pass this year, but only if WE make them do it!
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