This nebulous has been touted as an issue. But do not be fooled, it is an issue without definition. I believe that we must first define the problem, the goals we seek to achieve and finally to implement a strategy reasonably assured of success. If our goal is to insure the fair and honest election of representatives for the people, then we absolutely must remove the possibility of intervention of foreign interests and the incentives for artificial entities to seek influence. This demands that we treat all persons the same without exception. This concept goes hand-in-hand with special interest and lobbyist problems. If we are to regulate campaign funding, it should be made illegal to accept any money or active support from any artificial entity. That’s it. An end to the deceptive concept of ‘soft money’. All campaign funding should come from individual Americans. An organization cannot be allowed to “bundle” contributions or promote any candidate unless they specifically and prominently reveal who they are. All candidates should be prohibited from working with or encouraging any organization outside their campaign to promote the candidate. We should require that all contributions must be made directly from the contributor to the candidate, without an intermediary. Too many times we are misled into thinking that the “Teachers’ Union” or the “AFL-CIO” is voting for a candidate. The truth be known, individuals of each and every such group are not making any decisions, the leadership is laying claim to the individual’s vote though there is no way they can deliver. The irony is that the individual members are paying the union to manipulate them. More political nonsense.
