Even if corporations were not allowed to give a PENNY to politicians, they would have an advantage

[yurbud]

How many of us, how many unions, environmental, or advocacy groups could offer pols leaving office the kind of salaries they get as corporate lobbyists, CEO's, and do-nothing board members?

How many leave office and become Mother Theresa? The only one I can think of is Jimmy Carter and he made other ex-pols look so bad by comparison that they mock and shun him.

We could ban all corporate money from campaigns and issue ads, and the scales would be closer to even, but corporations would still have more power.

[alfredo]

1. Corruption is eternal. The best we can do is make it

harder for those who find corruption preferable to honesty.

[yurbud]

3. of course. Even the best reform would work for maybe 20 years

before we would be back to the current level of Caligula bachanal like corruption.

[alfredo]

5. they need to fear us more than they love money and power.

[yurbud]

8. now we just need to figure out how to do that.

[alfredo]

10. Get informed, get angry, get organized.

[yurbud]

11. 2/3's there.

[alfredo]

12. The organizing is the hard part because it takes real effort.

[KittyWampus]

7. I'd add the best we can do is convince the corrupt its to their benefit to share the wealth

Or as someone once put it give everyone a "seat at the table".

[alfredo]

13. Share or we will take it away.

[amborin]

2. corporations are now allowed to donate anonymously, per scotus

ruling loophole

can't find the link just now

[leftstreet]

4. Make congressional terms mandatory lifetime!

Everybody in, nobody out!

:P

[yurbud]

9. there is something to be said for lifetime public service with no revolving door.

make it a one way trip.

[iceman66]

6. As long as corporations control the media,

they will have the advantage.

Most Americans still get all of their information on politics from mainstream media sources.