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A Matter of National Security

Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 20:05

Today in the Huffington Post Bob Edgar, president and CEO of Common Cause, argues that campaign finance reform is a matter of national security."If we can all agree that defense contractors are influencing our defense spending in order to continue funding for projects the military leadership does not want, then is it crazy to suggest that campaign finance reform is an issue of national security?"I don't think so."The solution is changing the way we pay for federal political campaigns by creating a system of small donations and public dollars, a proposal known as the Fair Elections Now Act in Congress."Until we get defense contractors and other special interests out of the business of paying for the bulk of our political campaigns, we will not have policies or federal budgets in the best interest of the American public."

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  • campaign finance reform
  • Common Cause
  • national security

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