[Vision2020] FW: Obama backs amendment

[lfalen]

It would be appropriate to have donations disclosed, otherwise leave it alone.
Roger
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From: Scott Dredge scooterd408 at hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:35:03 -0700
To: kmmos1 at frontier.com,  viz vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] FW: Obama backs amendment

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> At best I see this as a money maker and a vote getter for both parties with the Democrats 'fighting' for it and the Republicans fighting against it.  I'm not even convinced that there is problem to be solved other than the disclosure factor of who is giving to who.  And I don't buy the assertion that voices of ordinary citizens will be drowned out as if they haven't already been drowned out for decades by the so-called liberal media and right wing talk radio.
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> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:56:55 -0700
> From: kmmos1 at frontier.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] FW: Obama backs amendment
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>     On 8/31/2012 4:59 PM, Scott Dredge
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>         Does anyone know the specific text of the proposed
>         Constitutional Amendment?  Obama is blowing smoke...
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>     The specific constitutional amendment language has not yet been
>     written.
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>     Here's the question and how Obama responded to it from the laptop he
>     used for the reddit session that received his posts:
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>     Q: suzmerk
>     What are you going to do to end the corrupting influence of money
>       in politics during your second term?
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>       A: PresidentObama
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>     [–]PresidentObamaObama[S]
>     2292 points 2 days
>     ago
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>           Money has always been a factor in politics, but we are
>             seeing something new in the no-holds barred flow of seven
>             and eight figure checks, most undisclosed, into super-PACs;
>             they fundamentally threaten to overwhelm the political
>             process over the long run and drown out the voices of
>             ordinary citizens. We need to start with passing the
>             Disclose Act that is already written and been sponsored in
>             Congress - to at least force disclosure of who is giving to
>             who. We should also pass legislation prohibiting the
>             bundling of campaign contributions from lobbyists. Over the
>             longer term, I think we need to seriously consider
>             mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn
>             Citizens United (assuming the Supreme Court doesn't revisit
>             it). Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine
>             a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply
>             pressure for change.
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>     Ken
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