LIMITS ON DONATIONS REMOVED

This week the US Supreme Court removed the limits on campaign donations by wealthy individuals while leaving the individual candidate limit intact.  The ruling means a wealthy liberal or conservative donor can give as much money as desired to federal election candidates across the country, as long as no single candidate receives more than the $5,200 cap.  Most commentary agrees that this opens the flood gates to large increases in private election donations.  As strange as my thinking seemed to even me, it finally made sense to me that the court decision is a good one.  We don’t need laws that limit any of our constitutional rights, we need to powerfully use our right to vote to elect public servants that are honest and willing to consistently “just say no” to money and special interests.

For years, politicians (all kinds) have sponsored and passed laws in an attempt to limit the amount of money spent in our election campaigns.  However, the amount of money spent in elections has never trended down, but has continued to rise.  Over time most of these laws, or parts of them, have been ruled unconstitutional as against the right to free speech. 

Neither the legislative branch or the judicial branch have been able to find an effective limiting process.  Then, as demonstrated by the 2012 Presidential election where the combined dollars spend by both major candidates was almost $2 Billion, the executive branch doesn’t have the tools or inclination to solve this money problem either.  

Now, we voters need to take our turn.  As voters we simple need to apply the steps in Voting Alert Beacon #5:  The Money.  It may take several elections, but if we follow the steps, we can begin to take the money out of the system so that honesty and public service can rush back in.

NOTE:  Moral laws don’t make moral men and women, but moral and honest men and women can make moral laws.  With the power of our individual vote, we can elect the honest men and women that we desperately need.

Spread the word!  Tell your friends about the Voting Alert Beacons!

. . .  remember that America’s best days aren’t behind her.   America’s best days are ahead of her.  They always have been and always will be.

Dave

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