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LordJFT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:43 AM Original message |
Obama should make disavowing all 527 ads a condition of agreeing to a publicly financed campaign |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. They always disavow them. |
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LordJFT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I wonder would there be a way to make them illegal? if both candidates agreed to it |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Not without throwing away the first amendment |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Good idea |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. Woudln't hold my breath on that one. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:53 AM Response to Original message |
5. He shouldn't have to agree to anything as far as public financing |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I would hate to see him take public funding. Too much is riding on |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
6. Which of course the candidates would be powerless to do |
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NMMatt (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. This is how I see it go down... |
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calmblueocean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. What good's a disavowal? It won't stop them. Obama should reject public financing. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
8. Slight constitutional issue there. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
9. He shouldn't agree to public financing at all. And candidates cannot control 527s. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. Will McCain disavow NBC, CBS, FOX, WaPo, Tribune Co., NYT? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 03:38 AM Response to Original message |
11. That will do nothing to stop them. He shouldn't accept public funds. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
13. I would agree, but with the provision that the number of debates is at least |
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