Letting Big Money In
The Philadelphia Inquirer tackles the issue of allowing big special interest money to flow into elections and suggests the Fair Elections Now Act as the solution."Rescinding these sensible limits on campaign donations would escalate a campaign fund-raising race that already consumes too much of candidates' time. But if the Supreme Court unwisely decides to erase established law, there is another potential solution awaiting in Congress. The Fair Elections Now Act would create a voluntary system of campaign finance in which candidates could accept a mix of small donations of up to $100, and matching public funds. Similar systems have worked well in state elections in Maine, Arizona, and Connecticut. New Jersey experimented with a pilot program in 2007."To read the full editorial, click here.