http://newmexicoindependent.com/38111/udall-heinrich-get-curious-clusters-of-cash-from-health-care-lobbyists New Mexico news and commentary Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:44:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://newmexicoindependent.com/38111/udall-heinrich-get-curious-clusters-of-cash-from-health-care-lobbyists/comment-page-1#comment-19480 qofdisks Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:12:24 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38111#comment-19480 I hear about this problem time and again every single day on the blogs. They are all paid off.<br>I hear whining everyday about how we need campaign finance reform. People think that making acquisition of money more complicated is going to fix this appalling problem of all our politicians being paid off. More complicated rules are always outmaneuvered by money.<br>If we don't want big money in charge, then what we need is actual campaign reform such that they do not cost so much money. We should be electing our leaders based on their vision not on their ability to raise funding.<br>Ban ALL contributions. There will be NO endorsements.<br>Publicly fiance campaigns according to standard and fair rules that qualify a candidate for funding. This process must be transparent and standardized to control corruption and favoritism.<br>All media, which the citizens actually OWN, must devote 10% of air time and news space to governmental citizen involvement. No sound bytes or emotional commercials. Candidates must deliver written or spoken words only. A photo, resume and record of each candidate will be widely distributed. There will be no talk of their personal lives or families. They may present their beliefs, principles, values. Their records will be compared to their statements to see if they square up.<br>Cap campaign length of time so that a reasonable amount of time is allotted for presentation of the candidate's positions and records and make these available for the citizens to review for a set amount of time. Minimize money spent on politics and maximize the discernment required of the voters. I hear about this problem time and again every single day on the blogs. They are all paid off.
I hear whining everyday about how we need campaign finance reform. People think that making acquisition of money more complicated is going to fix this appalling problem of all our politicians being paid off. More complicated rules are always outmaneuvered by money.
If we don't want big money in charge, then what we need is actual campaign reform such that they do not cost so much money. We should be electing our leaders based on their vision not on their ability to raise funding.
Ban ALL contributions. There will be NO endorsements.
Publicly fiance campaigns according to standard and fair rules that qualify a candidate for funding. This process must be transparent and standardized to control corruption and favoritism.
All media, which the citizens actually OWN, must devote 10% of air time and news space to governmental citizen involvement. No sound bytes or emotional commercials. Candidates must deliver written or spoken words only. A photo, resume and record of each candidate will be widely distributed. There will be no talk of their personal lives or families. They may present their beliefs, principles, values. Their records will be compared to their statements to see if they square up.
Cap campaign length of time so that a reasonable amount of time is allotted for presentation of the candidate's positions and records and make these available for the citizens to review for a set amount of time. Minimize money spent on politics and maximize the discernment required of the voters.

]]> http://newmexicoindependent.com/38111/udall-heinrich-get-curious-clusters-of-cash-from-health-care-lobbyists/comment-page-1#comment-11083 qofdisks Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:12:24 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38111#comment-11083 I hear about this problem time and again every single day on the blogs. They are all paid off.<br>I hear whining everyday about how we need campaign finance reform. People think that making acquisition of money more complicated is going to fix this appalling problem of all our politicians being paid off. More complicated rules are always outmaneuvered by money.<br>If we don't want big money in charge, then what we need is actual campaign reform such that they do not cost so much money. We should be electing our leaders based on their vision not on their ability to raise funding.<br>Ban ALL contributions. There will be NO endorsements.<br>Publicly fiance campaigns according to standard and fair rules that qualify a candidate for funding. This process must be transparent and standardized to control corruption and favoritism.<br>All media, which the citizens actually OWN, must devote 10% of air time and news space to governmental citizen involvement. No sound bytes or emotional commercials. Candidates must deliver written or spoken words only. A photo, resume and record of each candidate will be widely distributed. There will be no talk of their personal lives or families. They may present their beliefs, principles, values. Their records will be compared to their statements to see if they square up.<br>Cap campaign length of time so that a reasonable amount of time is allotted for presentation of the candidate's positions and records and make these available for the citizens to review for a set amount of time. Minimize money spent on politics and maximize the discernment required of the voters. I hear about this problem time and again every single day on the blogs. They are all paid off.
I hear whining everyday about how we need campaign finance reform. People think that making acquisition of money more complicated is going to fix this appalling problem of all our politicians being paid off. More complicated rules are always outmaneuvered by money.
If we don't want big money in charge, then what we need is actual campaign reform such that they do not cost so much money. We should be electing our leaders based on their vision not on their ability to raise funding.
Ban ALL contributions. There will be NO endorsements.
Publicly fiance campaigns according to standard and fair rules that qualify a candidate for funding. This process must be transparent and standardized to control corruption and favoritism.
All media, which the citizens actually OWN, must devote 10% of air time and news space to governmental citizen involvement. No sound bytes or emotional commercials. Candidates must deliver written or spoken words only. A photo, resume and record of each candidate will be widely distributed. There will be no talk of their personal lives or families. They may present their beliefs, principles, values. Their records will be compared to their statements to see if they square up.
Cap campaign length of time so that a reasonable amount of time is allotted for presentation of the candidate's positions and records and make these available for the citizens to review for a set amount of time. Minimize money spent on politics and maximize the discernment required of the voters.

]]> http://newmexicoindependent.com/38111/udall-heinrich-get-curious-clusters-of-cash-from-health-care-lobbyists/comment-page-1#comment-11022 chiknthief101 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:46:30 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38111#comment-11022 If the election were held today, Pierce and Barela would win with comfortable margins. People are pissed off with how foolish congress is. Obama and all the other foolish democrat leftists are in over their heads so deep that they will never recover. In another year things will be a MEGA-disaster, stock market crash, $20/gal gas, food prices so high that people have to go hungry, massive inflation, and more angry mobs. I'll be with them. By then Lujan will lose by a landslide of epic proportions not to mention how bad Heinrich and Teague lose. Things are not looking good now but in another year its going to be the grandfather of all the ugly ugly ugly ! The butt whoopin democrats will be receiving will be unprecedented in world history. I'm already smiling just thinking of the lies and BS democrats will be spreading to excuse themselves for being the most ignorant SOB's on the planet !!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA If the election were held today, Pierce and Barela would win with comfortable margins. People are pissed off with how foolish congress is. Obama and all the other foolish democrat leftists are in over their heads so deep that they will never recover. In another year things will be a MEGA-disaster, stock market crash, $20/gal gas, food prices so high that people have to go hungry, massive inflation, and more angry mobs. I'll be with them. By then Lujan will lose by a landslide of epic proportions not to mention how bad Heinrich and Teague lose. Things are not looking good now but in another year its going to be the grandfather of all the ugly ugly ugly ! The butt whoopin democrats will be receiving will be unprecedented in world history. I'm already smiling just thinking of the lies and BS democrats will be spreading to excuse themselves for being the most ignorant SOB's on the planet !!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

]]> http://newmexicoindependent.com/38111/udall-heinrich-get-curious-clusters-of-cash-from-health-care-lobbyists/comment-page-1#comment-10967 skibiketrash Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:10:51 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38111#comment-10967 Legalized Pay to Play. I guess money changes everything. Our democracy will continue to fail us as long as our leaders continue to sell their votes. America has become a third world country and soon will need to speak Chinese cause soon they will be calling in their overdue loans. Voting them all out will not help because the next shill will sell out as well. I have started to look at re-location to New Zeeland or Canada! Legalized Pay to Play. I guess money changes everything. Our democracy will continue to fail us as long as our leaders continue to sell their votes. America has become a third world country and soon will need to speak Chinese cause soon they will be calling in their overdue loans. Voting them all out will not help because the next shill will sell out as well. I have started to look at re-location to New Zeeland or Canada!

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