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sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts) Wed Jun 5, 2013, 02:23 PM Jun 2013

Bad News! Something terrible is quietly underway in the House.

Americans for Campaign Reform Letter to Contributors

Today, the House Administration Committee will mark up several bills that aim to put a final nail in the coffin on public financing of presidential elections and party conventions.

Together H.R. 94 and H.R. 95 would terminate the presidential public financing system and eliminate public financing for the conventions without placing any restrictions on funding conventions with corporate money and large contributions from powerful individuals.

The result: The parties will have no choice but to rely even more on unlimited soft money contributions that could corrupt officeholders and influence government decisions.

Can you call Chairwoman Candice Miller at (202) 225-2106 and Ranking Member Robert Brady at (202) 225-4731 and tell them you oppose HR 94 and 95?

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Bad News! Something terrible is quietly underway in the House. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 OP

Everything the House does is crazy. It won't go anywhere in the Senate. Zen Democrat Jun 2013 #1

That what I would have said about cutting SNAP. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #14

why should party conventions get any taxpayer financing? they are not public events or elections nt msongs Jun 2013 #2

Isn't it better than having unlimited, private funding by corporations and the 1%? sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #3

Why indeed. sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #12

and what pres candidate has taken public financing ThomThom Jun 2013 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jun 2013 #4

+1,000 freshwest Jun 2013 #8

You expected something else from these racist misogynist corporate owned pet maggots? L0oniX Jun 2013 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jun 2013 #16

Who cares? Somebody was mean to the First Lady! Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #5

...and someone said something wrong on DU... L0oniX Jun 2013 #11

will do marble falls Jun 2013 #6

Called both of them. Th1onein Jun 2013 #7

You didn't really expect them to do anything for the people did ya? L0oniX Jun 2013 #9

You're living up to your name! demwing Jun 2013 #13

The conventions are useless crap and should be terminated FarCenter Jun 2013 #15

Honest to God libodem Jun 2013 #18

Zen Democrat

(5,901 posts)

1. Everything the House does is crazy. It won't go anywhere in the Senate.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 02:37 PM

Jun 2013

And the President certainly wouldn't sign it. The House is a lost cause until the 2014 elections.

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

14. That what I would have said about cutting SNAP. n/t

Reply to Zen Democrat (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 05:19 PM

Jun 2013

msongs

(67,413 posts)

2. why should party conventions get any taxpayer financing? they are not public events or elections nt

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:19 PM

Jun 2013

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

3. Isn't it better than having unlimited, private funding by corporations and the 1%?

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:27 PM

Jun 2013

http://www.citizen.org/documents/political-party-convention-funding-background-info.pdf

The Democratic and Republican national conventions are supposed to be publicly financed electoral events with reasonable ethics restrictions on influence-peddling by lobbyists. However, the conventions have become mostly privately financed soirees funded by corporations and lobbying firms that seek favors from the federal government. The unlimited soft money donations from special interests to pay for the conventions, and the lavish parties and wining and dining at the conventions, run counter to the federal election law and congressional ethics rules.

http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/pubfund.shtml

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)

12. Why indeed.

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 05:02 PM

Jun 2013

Political conventions are nothing more than passion plays for showcasing the powerful and for entertaining the faithful. However, corporate money doesn't bankroll anything for love of universal suffrage and representative government.

ThomThom

(1,486 posts)

17. and what pres candidate has taken public financing

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 07:00 PM

Jun 2013

we are bought and paid for by corporation

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mother earth This message was self-deleted by its author.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

8. +1,000

Reply to mother earth (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 04:51 PM

Jun 2013

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

10. You expected something else from these racist misogynist corporate owned pet maggots?

Reply to mother earth (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 04:54 PM

Jun 2013

Response to L0oniX (Reply #10)

mother earth This message was self-deleted by its author.

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

5. Who cares? Somebody was mean to the First Lady!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 04:13 PM

Jun 2013

& R & calls made.

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

11. ...and someone said something wrong on DU...

Reply to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 04:54 PM

Jun 2013

marble falls

(57,097 posts)

6. will do

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 04:37 PM

Jun 2013

Th1onein

(8,514 posts)

7. Called both of them.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 04:48 PM

Jun 2013

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

9. You didn't really expect them to do anything for the people did ya?

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 04:51 PM

Jun 2013

If you did then you are a total dumb ass.

demwing

(16,916 posts)

13. You're living up to your name!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 05:02 PM

Jun 2013

It isn't really bad news...it's just SOP for the House. It will either die in the Senate, or under Obama's pen. You've been around, you know the drill.

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)

15. The conventions are useless crap and should be terminated

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 05:27 PM

Jun 2013

The states can email in their votes.

libodem

(19,288 posts)

18. Honest to God

Reply to FarCenter (Reply #15)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 09:57 AM

Jun 2013

Great idea!

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