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June 02, 2008
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
This year the amount of money spent in politics will break all records for previous campaigns, and I am glad for that. I love political speech. Lots of political speech (and the money that drives it) is a sign of a vibrant Democratic Republic.
Sadly, we still spend more on advertising diet coke than we do discussing who our leaders will be.
Other than religious speech There is no more important speech to be protected than political speech.
Odd how over the last 50 years the government takes more and more of our money, increasing its power and ability to affect our lives and at the same time increases the regulation and limitation of political speech.
Here are my thoughts on campaign finance reform:
1. Newspapers and newspaper editors always support it. Odd thing is no campaign finance "reforms" ever include limiting how much the newspapers can opine, and report on candidates.
2. I support efforts to do away with contribution limits. The founding fathers pledged their lives, their honor, and their FORTUNES to the cause of liberty. Not their lives their fortunes and $250.
3. All contributions should be reported on the internet withing 24 hours of the donation. Everyone should know who is funding who.
4. Contributions should be tax deductible and information on how to support candidates and causes should be a part of civics classes in High School.
So if you have not made a political contribution this year, you should. It is a great freedom and a special American tradition.
Like owning lots of guns and having the right to travel.
Posted by Josh Cook at June 2, 2008 11:58 AM
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