Monday, February 26, 2007

Washington D.C. is like the Dodge City of Old

Washington D.C. is like the Dodge City of the Old Days, when the city ran wild and they needed a sheriff to clean it up. In the same tradition, I want to go to Washington D.C. as your President and clean out the Lobbyist who try influence our elected officials with dollars on top of dollars. Our Nations capital is flush with cash-Pay to Play cash, Dialing for dollars, a fistful full of dollars.

Here is what I hope to achieve: 1. We need lobbyist, it is a very important cog in the wheel of commerce, but we can limit the money flows, the lobbyist is a great source for information about the many issues that surround our daily lives, So here is a thought.
A... We limit political fund raising to Congressional Districts and for Congressional candidates, We limit fund raising for Senators to their own State, We allow Lobbyist to donate only to the State Organizations and that money must be split evenly among the competing non-incumbent candidates, to level the playing field. The lobbyist contributions would also go into a general fund for elections, where the money would be specifially targeted to federal elections and to federal candidates, regardless of their party affiliation, this would empower Independents to seek office and ope nup the process. I am sure once I detail my idea, it can pass any Constitutional challenges. Individuals will still be able to give to the candidate of their choice, but non-residents would have to send the contributions to legal political organizations of the candidate with his/her name designated for the funds. The spending limits would be no more than $5.00 per voter inthe last election combined at the Congressional District level and at the State level. For example if the total votes cast in the 1st Congressional district general election were 100,000 votes(all votes tallied) then the incumbent and his competitors would be limited to raising and spending $500,0000 in the primary and $500,0000 in the General election, and cannot raise or spend any more funds. Outside entities such as the party machinery may spend an equal amount and no more and other political or individuals would be limited to $500,000.

Lobbyist and lobbyist firms dollars collected must be split among all candidates in the Primary and General election cycle. left over funds can be saved for future races.

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