Norquist Nemesis
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Fri Jan-12-07 01:34 PM
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Maybe we need a "Money Where Your Mouth Is" undertaking |
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as a way to counteract the corporate $$$$ and influence. It's not really as complicated as it sounds and it needs more details/de-kinking.
Here's the gist of it: "Money Where Your Mouth Is" would in involve a phone call or email to key members of Congress letting him/her know how you want him/her to vote on a bill, amendment, or issue then making a small donation ($5, $10, $15, $20) within a day or two depending on their vote. The time frame is of a day or two keeps it tied to that vote and reinforces your voice is heard in Congress throughout the session--not just during campaign season.
For example: Yesterday there were several Democrats who voted NO along with many Republicans on the stem cell bill. The final tally did not result in a 2/3 majority vote. Imagine if a sufficient number of those NOs were made aware that their campaign coffers would be 'getting support' for speaking your voice! And likewise, informing them during the call that a 'NO' vote would result in 'support' for a named Congressperson who has stated they would be voting YES.
If only 100 voters took this action for the same elected official, that representative would see at least $500 for that one vote. It doesn't sound like much...but it has a huge impact over time.
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blm
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Fri Jan-12-07 01:38 PM
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1. Good idea. Also for those who vote FOR strong ethic reform and public financing |
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of campaigns, as they are the ones working more for the people than the corporate powerstructure.
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Fri Jan-12-07 01:43 PM
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What you are suggesting has a strange smell to it. It may not be legal to put it that way.
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Fri Jan-12-07 01:47 PM
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Where's this money going to come from?
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Norquist Nemesis
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Fri Jan-12-07 01:50 PM
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4. Well, if corporations can claim it as free speech |
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then so can the individual voters. The only difference is that it is reinforcing for a specific issue at the critical time. :shrug: Not to mention 5 bucks a person is pretty small potatoes.
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Fri Jan-12-07 02:13 PM
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5. Agree...Shut off the Cable TV |
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Until the media reports the truth... That simple...we did and are glad to not have the bill. $600 a year to hear lies, obfuscation, and distortion...don't think so.
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