TYT: Bill May Force Congress To Wear Donor Logos Like Nascar

[WhoIsNumberNone]

Entrepreneur John Cox has decided that he wants a ballot initiative on a bill in California that could at least bring some honesty to our government. He wants to force congress to wear their donors’/sponsor’s logo on their clothing just like in Nascar. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"California Isn’t For Sale, a campaign started by San Diego entrepreneur John Cox, is beginning to collect signatures for the measure on January 1st, 2016. While the idea may seem amusing at first, Cox is very determined to make it a reality: “This is a very serious initiative. This is not a joke. If you came down from Mars and you looked at our electoral system, you’d say to yourself, ‘How dumb is this?’ You’ve got a system under which people who want something from government fund the campaigns of the people who make the decisions. How stupid is that system?”

It just goes to show how bad the political finance situation has become; the Federal Elections Committee has all but given up on trying to police the super PACs and the incessant flood of dark money pouring into political pockets; the IRS has been crippled by Republican defunding and is similarly incapable of enforcing any regulations. Cox notes that all this”money comes from wealthy companies and special interests that curry favor with elected officials. It is totally legal according to the laws on the books, but they are able to wield incredible power in our State.” He’s absolutely right, and it’s far past time the people started taking measures into their own hands to keep the corruption of the oligarchs out of our politics.”*

Read more here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/26/john-cox-california-entrepreneur-proposes-donor-lo/?page=all

[navarth]

1. Love it.

I first heard of this idea from Jim Hightower; since then many people have floated it. Righteous and humorous at the same time. I wonder if it was Jim's idea first? Not that it's important, I'm just curious.

[TalkingDog]

4. The Art Guys fully realized the concept in 1998

The Art Guys: "SUITS: The Clothes Make the Man"
The Art Guys with Todd Oldham (1998-1999)

http://www.theartguys.com/SUITS.html

[navarth]

5. pretty clever

But I still wonder if it predates Jim Hightower. Mere curiosity...

[navarth]

2. BTW

I would go easy on the links to the washington times....not good.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Links

American take action.com

California is not for sale.com

[dicksmc3]

6. logo patches

I have watched Thom Hartmann for about 8 years now. I was certainly surprised the fella in California who brought this up is in fact a REPUBLICAN!!

[Scarsdale]

7. Ballot

Put this on the ballot, let voters decide. I say YES. Expose who they REALLY work for.