[NormsRevenge]

"The mad scramble for special interest dollars continues to create profound concerns for the future of representative democracy," the report says.

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a billion dollars of reform'd aka 'capped' politicos and waa laaa...

spending increases that border on 10% a year the last several years

no cause and effect there, Nope.

and no more money for the FPPC. Go figure.

[WOBBLY BOB]

SHOCKING!

Lawmakers Slow to Comply With New Filing Requirement

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221701/posts

[calcowgirl]

But hundreds of millions of dollars were funneled into less regulated entities, such as legal defense funds, ballot measure accounts, and charitable donations made at the request of elected officials.

With a 200:1 return on their money, it's peanuts.

The donations aren't the problem, IMO. It's that money can buy just about any whacked out proposition that a special interest puts on the ballot if they are willing to lie about its purpose and its financial benefactors.