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kpete

(72,018 posts)
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:14 PM Apr 2015

Hillary Clinton says she would Support a Constitutional Amendment on campaign finance reform

Hillary Clinton says she would support a constitutional amendment on campaign finance reform

MONTICELLO, Iowa -- Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for changes to the nation's campaign finance system, saying here Tuesday that she would support a constitutional amendment if that's what it takes to fix what she called a "dysfunctional" system.

Holding her first official campaign event at Kirkwood Community College in rural Monticello, Clinton identified campaign finance reform as one of several pillars of her 2016 presidential campaign.

"We need to fix our dysfunctional political system and get unaccountable money out of it once and for all -- even if it takes a constitutional amendment," Clinton said in opening remarks at a roundtable event with Kirkwood students and instructors.

The 2016 presidential election is expected the be the most expensive in U.S. history, with super PACs and campaigns likely to spend billions of dollars.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/14/hillary-clinton-says-she-would-support-a-constitutional-amendment-on-campaign-finance-reform/

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Hillary Clinton says she would Support a Constitutional Amendment on campaign finance reform (Original Post) kpete Apr 2015 OP
So she says. Jester Messiah Apr 2015 #1
But will she push it? Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #2
If she truly invests herself in this THEN there will be reason to believe that blm Apr 2015 #3
Obama should try and do that before he leaves Politicalboi Apr 2015 #4
So she says...But will she push it....WHICH con candidates are saying this too??? NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #5
This is a huge issue. TDale313 Apr 2015 #6
She could start by turning down funding from corporations as a gesture of sincerity. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #7
Not a single word about what this amendment would say. former9thward Apr 2015 #8
I don't know of any democrat sadoldgirl Apr 2015 #9
 

Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)
1. So she says.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:17 PM
Apr 2015

But that stuff is easy to say, especially when a constitutional amendment has a snowball's chance in hell of getting through.

blm

(113,094 posts)
3. If she truly invests herself in this THEN there will be reason to believe that
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:21 PM
Apr 2015

there is more to supporting her candidacy than just settling for the inevitable.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
4. Obama should try and do that before he leaves
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:21 PM
Apr 2015

Although after the 2000 debacle we Dem's still don't see any problems.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
6. This is a huge issue.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:34 PM
Apr 2015

Absolutely nothing else changes till we get the money out of politics. I dunno how hard Hillary Clinton will push this, but I give her props for making this part of the conversation.

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
7. She could start by turning down funding from corporations as a gesture of sincerity.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:36 PM
Apr 2015

But, I'm not holding my breath for her to put her money where her mouth is.

former9thward

(32,082 posts)
8. Not a single word about what this amendment would say.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:39 PM
Apr 2015

I guess no one bothers to ask a natural follow up question. Of course that allows everyone to project their own views onto Clinton.

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
9. I don't know of any democrat
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:43 PM
Apr 2015

whether conservative or liberal, who would not
say something like this. Thus: not impressed.

She knows very well how hard such an amendment
could be realized, and that the POTUS has no say
about it.

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