Public financing of campaigns...where do we start?

[AllyCat]

Since we are going absolutely nowhere with getting a plan to help the people in health care and banking, and are, in fact, taking many steps backwards on war and, um banking...I conclude there is no other fight more worthy of our time than public financing of campaigns.

Any links on groups to join to help this cause?

[AllyCat]

1. Just found this:

http://www.publicampaign.org/clean-facts

[Kurt Remarque]

2. call jerry brown

and...good luck!

[rucky]

3. We have to unseat lots of incumbents, first.

There's no way this Congress will change the rules of the the game that got them elected.

[left is right]

4. I think public financing of campaigns is the single most important issue of our time

From private financing stems all of our other problems war, global warming, banking bail outs, health care, media bias. You name it and there is a link to private financing

[democrank]

5. Public financing is the beginning of the end of

the obscene nightmare we now see in Washington.

[era veteran]

6. Public financing now!

Would be the single best thing we could do for the country. Lobbyists would have to find a new way to bribe politicians. A universal draft would stop military adventuring.

[mdavies013]

7. It doesn't look like we could do a national referendum...perhaps only a non-binding resolution in

states that allow it. Otherwise we will need and 300 million man march. The only other thing I can think of is a co-ordinated effort - to get people to stop withholding taxes for 3-6 months. Not saying never pay it...and could have serious implications...but how else can we get their attention.

[Waiting For Everyman]

8. Free political ads.

It's public airwaves, after all. It should be free for a public purpose. Take that major cost out of campaigns first. Then publicly fund the rest of it. The networks' windfall needs to end. There's no excuse for it.