Posted on 06/08/2010 4:36:18 PM PDT by SmithL
As California voters decided today whether to approve an experiment in public financing of campaigns, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Arizona from distributing money to candidates under its system, a model for California's Proposition 15.
Proposition 15, if approved today, would create a pilot program in public campaign financing, initially involving only the secretary of state's office in 2014 and using funds from a new $375 per year registration fee on the Capitol's 1,000-plus lobbyists.
Arizona has a more advanced public campaign financing system called "Clean Elections." A federal judge overturned it, but the 9th District Court of Appeal approved it and now the Supreme Court will weigh in.
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And to think, the Supreme Court was designed by the Founding Fathers to be the LEAST powerful branch of gov’t-something they have no doubt resented for years. Given the endless terrible decisions they have made over the years, this being the latest, it suggests perhaps, just possibly, the Fathers actually did know what they were doing.
Are you speaking of the Arizona Supreme Court review of this law?
It’s another McCain fiasco. He pushed for that and twisted arms when he was going after CFR. I hope SCOTUS overturns it.
No, it’s SCOTUS, it’s already gone past the 9th circus
I mean both, state and federal Supreme Courts. I didn;t realize at first it was the State Supreme Court-my mistake-but many of the same principles apply. Supreme courts in general are supposed to have their powers heavily limited, this is another example. And of course I am sure the Federal Supreme Court is already hard at work trying to curtail Arizona’s rights as a state, as it has long been forgotten that the state is supposed to tell the feds what to do, not the other way.
As California voters decided today whether to approve an experiment in public financing of campaigns, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Arizona from distributing money to candidates under its system, a model for California's Proposition 15. Proposition 15, if approved today, would create a pilot program in public campaign financing, initially involving only the secretary of state's office in 2014 and using funds from a new $375 per year registration fee on the Capitol's 1,000-plus lobbyists. Arizona has a more advanced public campaign financing system called "Clean Elections." A federal judge overturned it, but the 9th District Court of Appeal approved it and now the Supreme Court will weigh in.
I hate the idea of public financing for campaigns. It’s perverse.
My understanding is that this "Campaign Finance Reform" like most others is an abject violation of two sections of the First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, . . .or to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Added to by the 14th Amendment:
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
What comes with a Govt handout, is the hand of Govt...
Govt becomes the gate keeper...
Read: The designation of Professional politicians and bureaucrats for the handling money for campaigns.
I live in AZ and the original idea was that the media would report on the candidates and that would remove the need for a lot of money in the campaigns. Well, what happens is that the media ignores the conservative candidate and there is no way for the conservative to get the message out. That’s what happened with Gov. Janet Incompetano’s re-election when challenged by conservative Len Munsil. Munsil was the better candidate and the media ignored him in the general election. Any money he raised, the state would match it and give it to Napolitano. Absolutely no competition. Clean elections is the the exact opposite of its name and should be brought down for all the reasons including constitutional conflicts. It favors liberal incumbents.
I lived in AZ for many years. I am back in TN now.
AZ had what they needed when I was there. It was prosperous. What killed them was the immigration. Arizona is all grown-up and can figure out their problem. The liberals in AZ are completely wrong and cannot cite a single place where it has worked. They can cite Cali, or Oregon, or Washington. Looks like its total fail.
“Clean Elections” is a huge scam. When you’re paying your Arizona Income Tax, you check a box ‘supporting’ clean elections. If you check this box, the state GIVES YOU $5 IN CASH ($10 if married filing jointly). Then the incumbent politicians ‘match’ the contribution by giving themselves the same amount. And then they point to the ‘popularity’ of the program because everyone checks the box that says ‘do you want us to give you $5 in cash right now?’.
It encourages vote-splitter candidates like Richard Ma[p]hony, too.
Supposedly “fascist” Arizona is actually the most democratic State in the Union:
Clean Elections
Recall of public officials
Initiative petitions
A “divided” executive (no lieutenant governor running on the same ticket as the governor—the Secretary of State becomes Governor if the sitting Governor dies or resigns).
Those who call Arizona “fascist”, “bigoted”, “backward”, etc. are simply practicing unwarranted scapegoating—the same people demonize Serbia and Israel as well!
LIke Serbia, Arizona is honorably resisting the New World Order, so NWO miscreants naturally attack her, sue her, boycott her, and attempt to isolate her.
Other states should pass similar laws to Arizona regarding illegal immigration, “ethnic studies”, etc. They should also encourage their citizens to visit Arizona and buy her products. Then obama, Holder, and all the rest will have to fight a multi-front war—a war they can only lose!!!!
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