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Election Reform

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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Thu Dec 8, 2011, 04:16 PM Dec 2011

I'm much happier with Michael Moore's proposal than Bernie Sanders [View all]

Bernie's proposal not only does not get money out of politics but it expects Congress to regulate it!!!!


Here's from Moore...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2364407



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a) A constitutional amendment that fixes our broken electoral system by 1) completely removing campaign contributions from the political process; 2) requiring all elections to be publicly financed; 3) moving election day to the weekend to increase voter turnout; 4) making all Americans registered voters at the moment of their birth; 5) banning computerized voting and requiring that all elections take place on paper ballots.

b) A constitutional amendment declaring that corporations are not people and do not have the constitutional rights of citizens. This amendment should also state that the interests of the general public and society must always come before the interests of corporations.


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OP on Bernie's proposal...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=5084429&mesg_id=5084429





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