Big Money Got No Soul (Thurman James)

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Thurman James -- World News Trust

Sept. 10, 2009 -- Do you want your children to inherit a world where most people are serfs toiling in the fields of a corporate feudal lord? I'm betting the answer is no, but if the people of the United States ever hope to take back our government from the corporate oligarchy now running the show, our only hope rests on campaign finance reform.

In spite of recent legislation such as McCain-Feingold, powerful well heeled interests still decide who we elect to most political offices and how those lawmakers vote. The second a candidate is sworn in, fund raising for the next election cycle begins.

Despite claims to the contrary, most funding for President Obama's 2008 campaign came from powerful multinational corporations, PAC's, and industrial interests. Yes, millions of private citizens, myself included, sent candidate Obama small amounts of cash, giving his campaign a slight advantage over his opponent, but the really big donors; bundlers like Goldman-Sachs, Time Warner, JP Morgan Chase, and others are the ones who dictate the agenda for our president and most other elected officials.

If we're to ever make the sweeping changes needed to create a better civilization, we must first remove private money and it's undue influence from our electoral process.

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