CNN OpinionJanuary, 26, 2012 By David Brodwin, Special to CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, the Supreme Court upended the rules for campaign finance, unleashing a tsunami of unregulated, unrestricted and undisclosed spending that has, in effect, allowed donors to buy elections. The full impact of this decision is just now becoming clear, and it’s …
Transparency in government. That was probably the issue that helped Nikki Haley the most in winning the South Carolina Governor’s election last November. Who could be against transparency? Who doesn’t want to make sure that government decisions are being made for the good of the taxpayers and not for the good of a deep-pocketed special …
One thing that we all should agree on regardless of our political differences is that the U.S. Supreme Court Justices should be above partisan politics and absolutely should have no conflict of interest on any rulings they make. Below is a letter we are sending today to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today in regard …
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Now that Halloween is over and the elections are tomorrow, it is really the time to get scared. The opinion blog below should frighten the hell out of any red-blooded American. The Baseline Scenario Foreign Money, National Security, And The Midterm Elections By Simon Johnson Campaign contributions by non-citizens are a huge issue lurking behind …
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If you, like everyone else, are tired of all the negative political ads, take solace in the fact that they’ll be gone next Wednesday. But unfortunately, what will stay with us is an outright attack on our democracy. Our “government of the people, by the people and for the people,” thanks to the Citizens United …
