(June 26, 2014 at 11:01 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: It's my opinion that one change will transform American politics and government.
A constitutional amendment banning all political advertisement.
The Koch brothers can grab a soap box and protest on the street corner like everyone else.
If I'm allowed a second change, Madison Avenue 30 second sound bytes would be replaced with bi weekly debates during election season on substantive issues that would be conducted under oath. Knowingly lying during these debates would result in charges of perjury.
Just progressively tax campaign contributions. For instance, in a presidential campaign the first $100,000,000 million a campaign collects is tax exempt. The next $100,000,000 million is taxed at 30%. The next $100,000,000 million is taxed at 60%. The next $100,000,000 is taxed at 90%. Under such a system presidential campaigns would be limited to about $250,000,000 without any restrictions on how much anyone donates.
