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Forum Post: FFE Fair Funding of Elections!

Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 2, 2011, 11:34 p.m. EST by HitGirl (2263)
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OWS needs to start chanting 'FFE" and 'Get the Money Out' The government is NOT for sale. It belongs to We the People!

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[-] 1 points by stevemiller (1062) 13 years ago

Chanting won't change anything.

First OWS would need to nominate candidates or at least endorse them. I will be the Green Party candidate in CT 4th district.

read more -- http://overthecoals.blogspot.com/

[-] 1 points by HitGirl (2263) 13 years ago

Vote for Steve. He loves to hurl insults! Wow, no wonder the Green Party never wins anything.

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

Are you saying that elections and politicians are bought and paid for and that laws (even some that are unconstitutional) get passed because our elected officials are obligated to return the favor ?

[-] 1 points by HitGirl (2263) 13 years ago

Well, I didn't say all that, but I'm willing to take the credit.

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

Makes you want to run right down to the poll and vote for the crook of your choice

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

Soooo, how do you get enough of these bought and paid for elected officials, to bite/no, cut off the hand that feeds them and eliminate limitless campaign contributions, seriously, you'd be a 1 term congreesman or senator, if thats what you proposed. Yes it needs to be done, but please tell me how ? ? ? ? ? ?

[-] 1 points by OWSForObama (151) 13 years ago

Personally, I would vote for Obama. He doesn't cater to WS.

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

He caters to someone, somebody dropped enough into his campaign to get him elected, so who is it, Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Lehmans, Loebs, Warburgs, Schiffs, someone got him elected, who is it damnit ?

[-] 1 points by OWSForObama (151) 13 years ago

We the people voted for him!

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

Why did we vote for him?, did it have anything to do with campaign contributions. If a candidate doesn't use or need contributions to get elected, then why did obuma hold campaign fund raisers? What do they do with the contributions? and actually 'We the People didn't elect him, the 'Electoral College' did.

[-] 1 points by OWSForObama (151) 13 years ago

You are right that the Electoral College did, but they represented!

He just raised Campaign funds in order to finance spreading his message.

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

My thinking then is that the candidate with the most campaign funds can do a better job of "spreading his message" and therofore win an election. So, say the Rothschilds or Rockefellers or MegalaCorp wants their man elected, then they just out fund his opponent. Am I right ?

[-] 1 points by OWSForObama (151) 13 years ago

No, there is a point of diminishing returns when it comes to using funds to spread a message.. Besides, I said that is what Obama uses the funds for.. The other candidates see it as bribes.

[-] 0 points by otf (115) from Mooresville, IN 13 years ago

he's not even a little bit crooked then, right?. but all of his opponents are, right? I get it now

[-] 1 points by OWSForObama (151) 13 years ago

Bingo!