[Vision2020] FW: Obama backs amendment

[Scott Dredge]

At best I see this as a money maker and a vote getter for both parties with the Democrats 'fighting' for it and the Republicans fighting against it.  I'm not even convinced that there is problem to be solved other than the disclosure factor of who is giving to who.  And I don't buy the assertion that voices of ordinary citizens will be drowned out as if they haven't already been drowned out for decades by the so-called liberal media and right wing talk radio.

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:56:55 -0700
From: kmmos1 at frontier.com
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] FW: Obama backs amendment


  
    
  
  
    On 8/31/2012 4:59 PM, Scott Dredge
      wrote:

    
    
      
      
        Does anyone know the specific text of the proposed
        Constitutional Amendment?  Obama is blowing smoke...
    
    

    The specific constitutional amendment language has not yet been
    written.

    

    Here's the question and how Obama responded to it from the laptop he
    used for the reddit session that received his posts:

    

    Q: suzmerk
    What are you going to do to end the corrupting influence of money
      in politics during your second term?
    

      A: PresidentObama

    
    [–]PresidentObamaObama[S]
    2292 points 2 days
    ago
    
      
        
          Money has always been a factor in politics, but we are
            seeing something new in the no-holds barred flow of seven
            and eight figure checks, most undisclosed, into super-PACs;
            they fundamentally threaten to overwhelm the political
            process over the long run and drown out the voices of
            ordinary citizens. We need to start with passing the
            Disclose Act that is already written and been sponsored in
            Congress - to at least force disclosure of who is giving to
            who. We should also pass legislation prohibiting the
            bundling of campaign contributions from lobbyists. Over the
            longer term, I think we need to seriously consider
            mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn
            Citizens United (assuming the Supreme Court doesn't revisit
            it). Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine
            a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply
            pressure for change.
        
      
    
    

    

    Ken

  


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