Wouldn’t it be nice if every time you thought about helping a candidate run for public office you weren’t first asked for money? Wouldn’t it be nice if even the poorest individual could run for public office if he or she was the most qualified? I know it sounds like a dream land. The wonderful reality of this story is that it actually exists in a handful of states.
Even presidential elections have public financing, though it needs to be updated. What better way to improve our democracy than to ensure any individual, no matter his or hers economic background has an even chance to serve this country than the wealthy. With mandatory publicly funded congressional elections this dream can be realized. The real difficulty is whether or not this would be a positive change to promote democracy and of course whether or not we can pay for it. View full article »
Congressional term limits really is a no brainer and furthermore, I can think of no reason this isn’t happening other than the simple desire for power. Oh, let’s not forget the seniority system in the Senate. Well, there might be a few roadblocks, but let’s work through them.
