Saturday, May 22, 2004
When Is A Political Convention Not A Political Convention?
News is that John Kerry is going to postpone accepting his party's nomination so that he is not restricted by federal campaign spending rules. Wasn't it the democrats who decried all the money in politics? Never mind. This is, of course, all about doing anything that will result in gaining power over others so please excuse the hypocrisy.
Washington Post Editors don't like this course of events either but their solution is to re-write the regulations. My view is different. We need to take all controls off spending and raising money in federal elections in exchange for full disclosure by candidates concerning who gave them how much cash. They would never go for my suggestion, however, because that would make it easier for 3rd party candidates to get noticed once they were backed by individuals with significant resources. This is why I hate politicians.
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Washington Post Editors don't like this course of events either but their solution is to re-write the regulations. My view is different. We need to take all controls off spending and raising money in federal elections in exchange for full disclosure by candidates concerning who gave them how much cash. They would never go for my suggestion, however, because that would make it easier for 3rd party candidates to get noticed once they were backed by individuals with significant resources. This is why I hate politicians.
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