| Today, March 31, marks the end of another FEC filing deadline. If your Congressman is anything like mine, you've already received several emails asking for money. Here's my response:
Dear Congressman,
There's a new law being proposed called the Fair Elections Now Act that will end your fundraising problems forever. If, over the next few months, you work as hard at passing this campaign finance reform law as you normally spend asking donors for money, you will never need to raise money like this ever again.
Please, pass the Fair Elections Now Act. This legislation is a lot like Connecticut's Clean Elections bill. It creates a pool of funds Congressmen can use to pay for their campaigns. The pool is supplemented by relatively small contributions from donors -- in amounts of $100 or less.
The objective is this:
To reduce the influence of big donors over federal elections. Under current law, individual contributions are limited to $2,300 per candidate per race, a level far beyond the means of the vast majority of citizens - and bundlers are often able to acquire unparalleled access to members of Congress when they combine individual contributions to present candidates with bundles of anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000 or more.
Our current, corrupt system puts every Congressman at the mercy of big donors. The new system makes Congress accountable to you and me.
The bill already has many supporters in Congress, including House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson. So, dear Congressman, let's get this law on the books.
As soon as the law is passed, I'll be the first in line with my $100 contribution.
UPDATE The Fair Elections Now Act was just introduced! Wow. That was fast. See comments for more info. |
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