Posted on 08/30/2007 9:05:31 PM PDT by gpapa
Resolved: Congress should pass and send to the states for ratification a Constitutional Amendment:
Setting a maximum contribution limit any campaign donor--individual, organization, or interest group--may contribute to any Presidential or Congressional candidate;
Setting the maximum amount any candidate for President or Congress may spend in primary or general elections; and
Setting the maximum amount any independent organization may spend for their own primary or general election campaign advertising.
Such was the topic of the annual summer community-center debate in a small town on the coast of Maine. Last year's debate topic was eliminating the Constitution's state Electoral College and having a direct national election of the president. Pretty serious stuff for a small town event.
The most substantial problem in persuading Congress and three-quarters of the states to ratify a constitutional amendment curtailing the First Amendment--"Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press"--is its constitutional histor
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Interesting. The only problem is you could get some seriously screwed up people in there. I couldn’t bide having a freak from “No Nukes North” being my representative.
The results of the Pericles lottery certainly wouldn’t be worse the the bozos that are now in Congress.
“The results of the Pericles lottery certainly wouldn’t be worse than the bozos that are now in Congress.”
I don't know about that. I'd say that 537 random people could do a much better job of running the government than the power/money hungry freaks we have now.
Let the Ostracisms begin!
Famous conservatives from Delaware bump(hey its a short list and won’t happen often).
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