Bribery is not free speech.
Worst idea ever.
What if I don't want to 'contribute' to your stupid 'public fund'? I know, you'll send nice men with guns and badges to take it from me anyway.
John McCain, is that you?
So I would have to finance the elections of politicians whom I despise?
No thanks. I’d rather stick with “bribery.”
“We need to take all private contributions out of elections and go to public funded elections only.”
If you mean that those who are making issue ads, or campaigning in other less than open ways, should disclose their donors, I disagree with you. Private contributions are just that...private.
This is a first amendment issue, and those who want to donate, should feel free to donate without the entire world knowing about it.
Public funding would probably be left in the hands of those who are in power.
Would you trust them to be fair?
“Bribery is not free speech.”
I believe you are wrong that it’s bribery. Who is bribing whom?
Frankly, I would love to do away with almost all of the election donation laws, and have the various campaigns post all of their donors and donations online immediately after they’ve received the funds. I would love for there not to be a limit on those donations, either, as long as they are disclosed.
However, I don’t think that revealing donors’ names should apply to groups...I believe 504C3s?