[Semper]

The above is the body of a letter sent to several presidential candidate campaigns. It is offered for comment and as a call for other such letters.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Only those who can vote for a candidate should be allowed to contribute to that candidate’s election/re-election campaign (corporations, unions, political parties, etc. can not vote, therefore they could not contribute, contaminate or corrupt).

I disagree with this one for the same reason as the Supreme Court:

Laws passed by politicians certainly AFFECT corporations and other groups. Given that, why should they NOT have the free speech right to influence campaigns?

[kosciusko51]

I agree with all but this: * Each citizen's vote should be weighted according to the amount of taxes paid over the past voting period (2 years). Those paying no taxes get one vote; those paying taxes get one vote per (x) amount paid. Your voice equals your contribution. Fair.

Instead, I would say that you cannot vote in an election if you have been on government aid for more than 1/2 of the preceding year.

[Bigtigermike]

"So, do you want to know why the permanent political class doesn’t really want to cut any spending? Do you want to know why nothing ever really gets done? It’s because there’s nothing in it for them. They’ve got a lot of mouths to feed – a lot of corporate lobbyists and a lot of special interests that are counting on them to keep the good times and the money rolling along."

"So, this is why we must remember that the challenge is not simply to replace Obama in 2012. The real challenge is who and what we will replace him with. It’s not enough to just change up the uniform. If we don’t change the team and the game plan, we won’t save our country."

[Oceander]

First two points I completely agree with; the second two points I cannot agree with.