http://newmexicoindependent.com/45465/groung-breaking-ethics-bill-hits-a-snag New Mexico news and politics Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://newmexicoindependent.com/45465/groung-breaking-ethics-bill-hits-a-snag#comment-23107 qofdisks Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:34:11 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=45465#comment-23107 Instead of restricting contributions, the lawmakers need to set a cap on how much money can be spent on campaigns for a particular position. This would have the effect of spending the same amount of money for each candidate running for a particular office. This should make an election more a contest of ideas and record rather than funding. The benefits form this kind of non-money focused reform are myriad.<br>Money is not free speech. Money is not speech at all.<br>As for you in the legislature who can't pass even a modicum of ineffectual law to reign back bribery and corruption, you suck eggs. Instead of restricting contributions, the lawmakers need to set a cap on how much money can be spent on campaigns for a particular position. This would have the effect of spending the same amount of money for each candidate running for a particular office. This should make an election more a contest of ideas and record rather than funding. The benefits form this kind of non-money focused reform are myriad.
Money is not free speech. Money is not speech at all.
As for you in the legislature who can't pass even a modicum of ineffectual law to reign back bribery and corruption, you suck eggs.

]]> http://newmexicoindependent.com/45465/groung-breaking-ethics-bill-hits-a-snag#comment-19200 qofdisks Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:34:11 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=45465#comment-19200 Instead of restricting contributions, the lawmakers need to set a cap on how much money can be spent on campaigns for a particular position. This would have the effect of spending the same amount of money for each candidate running for a particular office. This should make an election more a contest of ideas and record rather than funding. The benefits form this kind of non-money focused reform are myriad.<br>Money is not free speech. Money is not speech at all.<br>As for you in the legislature who can't pass even a modicum of ineffectual law to reign back bribery and corruption, you suck eggs. Instead of restricting contributions, the lawmakers need to set a cap on how much money can be spent on campaigns for a particular position. This would have the effect of spending the same amount of money for each candidate running for a particular office. This should make an election more a contest of ideas and record rather than funding. The benefits form this kind of non-money focused reform are myriad.
Money is not free speech. Money is not speech at all.
As for you in the legislature who can't pass even a modicum of ineffectual law to reign back bribery and corruption, you suck eggs.

]]> http://newmexicoindependent.com/45465/groung-breaking-ethics-bill-hits-a-snag#comment-15660 qofdisks Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:34:11 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=45465#comment-15660 Instead of restricting contributions, the lawmakers need to set a cap on how much money can be spent on campaigns for a particular position. This would have the effect of spending the same amount of money for each candidate running for a particular office. This should make an election more a contest of ideas and record rather than funding. The benefits form this kind of non-money focused reform are myriad.<br>Money is not free speech. Money is not speech at all.<br>As for you in the legislature who can't pass even a modicum of ineffectual law to reign back bribery and corruption, you suck eggs. Instead of restricting contributions, the lawmakers need to set a cap on how much money can be spent on campaigns for a particular position. This would have the effect of spending the same amount of money for each candidate running for a particular office. This should make an election more a contest of ideas and record rather than funding. The benefits form this kind of non-money focused reform are myriad.
Money is not free speech. Money is not speech at all.
As for you in the legislature who can't pass even a modicum of ineffectual law to reign back bribery and corruption, you suck eggs.

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