It seems that very few people like the recent Supreme Court decision giving corporations-foreign and domestic the ability to contribute directly to Congressional campaigns. According to this article on Politico.com Republicans are not entirely happy with the decision either, with 56% of them falling into this category.
Therefore it's time to take action. One alternative is The Fair Elections Now Act. This bill should level the field enormously, and give true "grass roots" candidates a chance against "big money" politics.
There are other alternatives. One of those being considered is forcing corporations to have a shareholder vote on whether or not funds should be given to a specific campaign or not. This only makes sense given the SCOTUS' assertion that a corporation is just another form of public assembly. Let the public assembly vote on how their money is spent.
Another alternative being bandied about but not being taken too seriously at the moment is the concept of a Constitutional Amendment that would "fix" what the SCOTUS has done. I'm pretty leery of this path, as it's almost irrevocable, and it would need to be REALLY well thought out, and, well, Congress isn't doing too many things that are really well thought out these days.
Regardless of which path you think is best, I urge you to write your Congressman/woman and Senators and urge them to get to work to resolve this issue before the campaign season gets into full swing!
Therefore it's time to take action. One alternative is The Fair Elections Now Act. This bill should level the field enormously, and give true "grass roots" candidates a chance against "big money" politics.
There are other alternatives. One of those being considered is forcing corporations to have a shareholder vote on whether or not funds should be given to a specific campaign or not. This only makes sense given the SCOTUS' assertion that a corporation is just another form of public assembly. Let the public assembly vote on how their money is spent.
Another alternative being bandied about but not being taken too seriously at the moment is the concept of a Constitutional Amendment that would "fix" what the SCOTUS has done. I'm pretty leery of this path, as it's almost irrevocable, and it would need to be REALLY well thought out, and, well, Congress isn't doing too many things that are really well thought out these days.
Regardless of which path you think is best, I urge you to write your Congressman/woman and Senators and urge them to get to work to resolve this issue before the campaign season gets into full swing!
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