Exactly my point all along ... if you can't pay, you don't play. McCarthy is not alone in the use of what our system has become. Do most Americans realize that the "Citizens United" decision by the SupCt makes it possible for foreign powers, through their investment in/ownership of American corporations, can swing the hundreds of millions of dollars to buy the advertising that determines who is elected to lead our country and especially who is not? Americans seem to think that, via democracy, they choose the leaders who set the policies that dramatically affect our lives. In fact, a small group of uber wealthy campaign contributors decides who has the huge amounts of money to run for office and especially who does not. It does not have to be that way. The American people still actually OWN the public airwaves. We could make the nauseous campaign ads illegal. There are far better ways to educate the voting public as to the credentials and ideas of candidates for office. Until this is done, NOTHING is going to change, and democracy will continue to erode.
Exactly my point all along ... if you can't pay, you don't play. McCarthy is not alone in the use of what our system has become. Do most Americans realize that the "Citizens United" decision by the SupCt makes it possible for foreign powers, through their investment in/ownership of American corporations, can swing the hundreds of millions of dollars to buy the advertising that determines who is elected to lead our country and especially who is not? Americans seem to think that, via democracy, they choose the leaders who set the policies that dramatically affect our lives. In fact, a small group of uber wealthy campaign contributors decides who has the huge amounts of money to run for office and especially who does not. It does not have to be that way. The American people still actually OWN the public airwaves. We could make the nauseous campaign ads illegal. There are far better ways to educate the voting public as to the credentials and ideas of candidates for office. Until this is done, NOTHING is going to change, and democracy will continue to erode.
So how does this change (or not) your stated goal of removing McCarthy as Speaker? And why?