Posted on 06/04/2014 6:41:42 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
That's fine, having the right to donate as you wish is called FREEDOM. The problem is when the donation is contingent upon agreement to support legislation beneficial to the donor, regardless of the effect upon the rest of the nation.
The solution? All political donations should be ANONYMOUS. Politicians can't sell influence unless they know who is buying. The donor is free to support whomever he believes will act in his interest.
It would force the politicians to clearly state their positions on a range of topics, so donors would know to support them (or not).
Revealing the source of a donation, or attempting to discover it should be a felony. Send a few corrupt poiliticos and their donors to prison; that should get their attention!
See #21 for a proposed cure.
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