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Originally Posted by askmrjesus
So, here's a deal for you: How about we let corporations donate as much money as they want, with the proviso being that the legislators they give it to, are required to abstain from any vote that would give a competitive advantage to the donor. Run that up your snake flag pole, and see who salutes...
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Seriously, I do think that is a good idea, but I would take it a step further. Force any federal legislator to abstain from any vote that affects anything in the district/state from which they were elected. If they could be prevented from introducing legislation that solely effects their district/state I would probably support that as well. Sure, the backroom trading of influence would continue, but it certainly wouldn't make it any worse.
As I stated before, this is a problem with politicians, not a problem with money. Restrictions on how money can be raised and spent are not going to solve anything. How about we get some politicians who can't be bought.