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In reply to the discussion: In my opinion, the Democrats cannot address any issue until this issue addressed. [View all]Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)34. Education - Courses in critical thinking added to require high school.
Attack the problem at the root.
A better educated electorate, armed with critical thinking skills, trained in researching for truth will kill off the power that soft money, corporate money, and misleading advertising posesses.
The money from those industries cannot buy politicians that are held to account by those who vote for them.
The money put into advertising and campaign finance has no power if those targeted scrutizine and cut through the bullshit.
Corporations dont have a vote, citizens do.
Money has no vote, citizens do.
Improve the citizens education, and their power goes away.
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In my opinion, the Democrats cannot address any issue until this issue addressed. [View all]
shockey80
Nov 2018
OP
One big ball of wax: voting securely and unimpeded, campaign reform incl. Citizens United.
CurtEastPoint
Nov 2018
#1
republican talk radio is worth about $5BIL/yr - fix that first and the rest is easy.
certainot
Nov 2018
#56
It's gonna take a Long time to get this done unless we get a Teddy Roosevelt type of personality.
Pepsidog
Nov 2018
#35
But I do believe that the experience counts. Maybe making it easier to get rid of an incumbant?
erronis
Nov 2018
#15
True. Living in the DC bubble to long causes many of these politicians to lose touch with what real
Pepsidog
Nov 2018
#31
On the other hand, 'Campaign Finance Reform' is not going to happen with a 'con Senate,
empedocles
Nov 2018
#8
Get rid of paperless touch screen voting machines, which I suspect are still rigging votes
Liberty Belle
Nov 2018
#17
The irony is that insurance company embraced the ACA because it added more subscribers
question everything
Nov 2018
#19
Corruption in general is the bane of our democracy. Campaign finance reform would be a great start.
JudyM
Nov 2018
#21
In order to eliminate corporate corruption in our national politics, we must get at the root cause:
PatrickforO
Nov 2018
#24
campaign finance reform has been one of my big sticks , we need to get corperate moneies out
AllaN01Bear
Nov 2018
#33
Yes, needs to be addressed. And they will. Remember, the R Senate and Trump have to approve.
LBM20
Nov 2018
#43
With all due respect, pretty sure they can multi-task. It's not a one- or first-trick pony.
libdem4life
Nov 2018
#45