Nonetheless, that was the stated justification for the bill. And I fully agree that it is ridiculous to expect such a thing to happen. Want to reduce the role of money in politics? Reduce the role of government.
Reducing influence and it has.
Whose influence?
For example, he himself has to go to public financing because unlike in the past, he can’t go and ask deep-pockets, 50K each or something like that.
You should know that campaign contributions have been limited since 1975. "$50K each or something like that" has been out of bounds for over thirty years.
Instead, McCain is going the public financing route because he's confident he can't count on the Republican donor base that has existed in the past.
Look, I'm going to vote for the bum. But don't tell me he's something he's not.
A politician who would infringe on free political speech, sell American citizenship at a discount, vote against tax cuts or buy into the global warming scam is never going to be a politician I would enthusiastically support.
imo...