Forum Post: We Need Campaign Finance Reform
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 5, 2011, 11:48 a.m. EST by TrevorMnemonic
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It's kind of odd that the former CEO of a company that stole money from people, Goldman Sachs, is responsible for the bail outs and the way our financial system works. Kind of odd that everything is failing. I smell a rat. His name is Henry Paulson. Most likely just a puppet for the "banking elite."
Money has corrupted our government and most importantly our congress. It has used forms of oppression in pursuit of profits, like sweat shop labor, Nike style. This isn't how capitalism is supposed to operate. Capitalism isn't supposed to be in our government. Capitalism is our economy. Outsourcing industry? Sweat shop labor? Poor working conditions and low wages for other foreign outsourced industry? People dying from tainted products because pitching all the product was more expensive than the potential law suits? Hundreds of people dying every year in our country from pursuit of profits? This is not how capitalism is supposed to work. Some of you might call the bail outs socialism... Who was backing certain members of congress to vote on the bail outs? Who was using scare tactics to get what they wanted? They said "if you don't pass this you will see a collapse. You will see riots in the streets. You will see martial law." It was just a tactic in their distorted view of capitalism. Which is make money against any cost that isn't their money. Well congress passed it for them. We have laws and regulation in place so our system can't be taken advantage of. They're getting rid of those laws one by one. And they're making news one which make our system worse.
They're going against the constitution and they aren't working for the people anymore. At least a majority of them are not.
Why are some of you wasting time verbally attacking protesters and people on the internet? Do you have any idea how big of a waste of time that is? What is telling people to "Go get a job, hippy" going to accomplish? I have a job. I am not a hippy. I just don't like corruption in my government and I don't like a failing economy and a devaluing US dollar. And if you don't either, go do your own thing to change it. More people fighting the same problem is better than bickering like old ladies. If you spend all your time spreading hate speech toward people, maybe you should go get a job, or get out and do something productive.
I don't care if you disagree with protesters. If you think our government is corrupt, you should do something about it. Don't join occupy. Start your own group. We all seem to agree that our government is corrupt on some level. Making fun of people on the internet is what 14 year old kids do. Trying to send out a message about corruption and exercising your first amendment rights is what adults do. Do I 100% agree with everything the protesters in wall street are doing? No. Do I spend hours of my day calling people hippies on the internet? No. Because that is a waste of time. Open your eyes to the corruption in our government. Do something about it.
www.getmoneyout.com
The only way to fix the problem is with a constitutional amendment.
Constitutional rights for people, not corporations.
http://movetoamend.org/
YES!!!!
My suggestion is to start local. I mean think about it, we are going to fix federal laws and can't fix municipal ones?
No. That doesn't make sense to me. If you want to start something, start small, Go to town meetings, find out what's wrong locally and do something to fix it. You'll find that starting your own local group is much easier to finance and manage.
I mean we talk about governmental corruption, you don't have to go far, look at your local city hall and look at the "business as usual" buddies they have. And look at how they work hand in hand with banks and corporations. Guess what? if you want to start improving the economy, start by not occupying but reclaiming your town.
I live in Omaha Nebraska. We already have a really good local economy. We are actually in the top 10 in the USA. But we still have a corrupt government. Even a little on the local level. Our group is actually building a strategy and looking into legal representation because we have city ordinances that go against the first amendment and laws that go against the 2nd. So hell yes to your comment! This is why I call and write my congressmen and everyone else once a week. I have yet to get a response after a month of calling and writing. I did get a response on Ben Nelson's facebook page. They removed my comment that was asking what Ben Nelson plans to do about Campaign Finance reform and it included some details where I point out he lies in his campaign ads.
Keep at it! And look into what else can be improved!! It's not going to be won overnight, but it's all about the little changes that end up being cumulative.
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they tried that already - McCain Feigold. remember?
So trying once means we should just give up? What's your point? We need to keep trying. Failure comes from giving up and not taking a stand. With enough people, congress will have no choice but to pass it.
oh - and it was already ruled unconstitutional - I forgot about that.
Campaign finance reform is unconstitutional? It's actually not. It only seems that way because they allow corporations to be people. Which allows that guy in charge of that corporation or lobby or whatever to have double citizenship with misappropriated backing. You get rid of that, then they can't say its unconstitutional.
So you support a congress that passed laws to make bribery legal?
The patriot act is unconstitutional and they still passed that into law.
the supreme court ruled on mccain feingold - check it out
The supreme court is as bought as congress. I will indeed check out mccain feingold. It's not unconstitutional because the constitution exists for people. Banning corporations from financing politicians is not banning freedom of speech. Because 100% of US citizens will still have the freedom of speech once the financing ban takes place. Why isn't the limit at least the same level actual people are limited to? That's unconstitutional. It gives them an advantage over actual US citizens. The whole route how corporations attained rights of people is unconstitutional. It's no different than giving my house the rights of people. A corporation is not a US citizen. It has US citizens working in a building. But the building is not a US citizen. Which is why I suggest adding a constitutional amendment clarifying that only US citizens can participate in government.
your for baning union lobbyists too right?