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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.<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:56:55 -0700<br>From: kmmos1@frontier.com<br>To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] FW: Obama backs amendment<br><br>
<div class="ecxmoz-cite-prefix">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...</div>
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The specific constitutional amendment language has not yet been
written.<br>
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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:<br>
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Q: suzmerk<BR>
What are you going to do to end the corrupting influence of money
in politics during your second term?<BR>
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A: PresidentObama<br>
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ecxflair-obama" title="Obama">Obama</span><span class="ecxuserattrs">[<a class="ecxsubmitter" title="submitter" href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/" target="_blank">S</a>]</span>
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29 20:42:18 2012 UTC" datetime="2012-08-29T13:42:18-07:00">2 days</time>
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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.<BR>
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Ken<br>
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