House passes biggest mistake in US history!!! | 56 comments (56 topical, 0 hidden)
You're right. (none / 0)
It is not a sufficient measure to begin curing what ails us.  Human habitat will continue to suffer, the diversity of species will diminish, coastlines will shrink, lowlands will disappear (goodbye, central Florida and southern Louisiana!), deserts will expand, many rivers will dry up and other rivers will flood, and rain patterns will shift dramatically.  We'll end up spending trillions upon trillions of dollars to cope with the damage caused by our short-sightedness, when a relatively modest sum now could prevent the devastation that's ahead.

But this bill is a start, and we have to start somewhere.  We have to do something now, even if it's not nearly enough.

Campaign finance reform.  That's how we can really begin to solve our problems.

by EveningStarNM on 06/29/2009 07:24:14 PM EST

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To that I agree wholeheartedly. (none / 0)
Campaign Finance Reform Archive

Public Citizen has long been committed to bringing about comprehensive campaign finance reform. The best and most comprehensive reform is voluntary public financing of all federal elections where candidates have strong incentives to replace private money with public funding. We have also played a leading role in pushing for the best incremental reform bills to limit the influence of wealthy special interests.

by gatekeeper50 on 06/30/2009 12:03:38 AM EST

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That's where it is at! (none / 0)
Campaign Finance Reform is the root of the root of the root of what ails us.  That should be issue #1 because all other issues are just the end-results of too much money in the political system.

by high5apparatus on 07/13/2010 10:09:14 AM EST

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House passes biggest mistake in US history!!! | 56 comments (56 topical, 0 hidden)