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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer
Is anyone else as concerned as I am about the millions of dollars of legal but unethical super pac money being funneled into this presidental election??? It is evident that the presidental election is now for sale to a few super rich donors. We average Americans should be outraged. Each party is accepting these funds, but just recently Romney's supporters were given $200,000,000 by rich corporations and individuals whose names do not have to be disclosed. I believeif anything about issues these donors would expect favors of some kind, wouldn't you ???.
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Hi Warren: I am certain the vast majority of voters are and have been for many years, concerned about campaign money flowing from sources who undoubtedly view their donation as a quid pro quo. We all also know that these multi million dollar campaigns reveal little about a candidate's position on an issue or for that matter anything about a candidate. In fact campaign money is used to obfuscate and/or slant facts about a candidate.
So the $64,000 question. How can we stop it? Whom do we turn to? The people who should be writing legislation to stop these funds are the recepients.What group is willing to file a lawsuit to to change campaign donoations laws? Hell what attorney? attorneys are making a fortunate off this sort of funding.
Finally and in fairness to candidates many of them must have concerns about leaving their future into the hands of a few. Just look at the allegations that the liberal press is protecting siding and working in behalf of Obama. If this is true then Romney does need donations from private sources to get his message out. It is a complicated issue with little hope of a satisfactory solution for all parties