SC Patriot
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Do you vote base on TV ads, lawn signs, mailings, robo calls?Our entire political system has been corrupted by big money donors and the two major political parties.
And money is the primary problem. We allow a few big money donors to exert control over the parties that decide who will run for president and ultimately who will be elected. This corruption permeates the entire federal government right down to the lowliest congress person.
Foreign money should not be allowed at all but we see foreign interests giving huge dollar amounts to the RNC and DNC we even allow foreign money donations for candidates of Congress and the presidency.
WHat can we do to get rid of at least foreign contributions and limit the big money donors from exerting control over our political system?
Simple...
Federal funds political parties.... No fund raising at all... Not allowed to use personal money....
As for Super Pacs, ban them... Not allowed to buy TV, Social Media,......
Also bring in multi-seat preference voting for Congress and Senate.. This also makes bribery(money in politics) harder
This would probably need a Constitution amendment...
Elected officials should have all there money in blind trusts, they can not trade stocks or have anyone trading there money. If they wish to buy any stock they have to publicly announce it 7 days before they buy it. Using your own business (e.g. staying in your own hotel) should be illegal...
That is just a start...
Or do you vote based on applying what you know based on debates, interviews and history of the candidate?
I do the latter. If people vote based on what they hear and not what they see, that is their choice.
Money in politics is nothing more than an economic factor. Good for the advertisers and the media buyers.
As a conservative, I have no right to criticize how others make their decisions.
I just hope all will think like I do one day.