Politicians Should Serve You, Not Rich Contributors
Former Senators Warren Rudman (R-N.H.) and Timothy Wirth (D-Colo.) have a new op-ed in which they argue that politicians in Congress should serve the voters, not rich contributors. "Congress is stuck in the mud of strident partisanship, excessive ideology, never-ending campaigns, and – at the heart of it all – a corrosive system of private campaign funding and the constant fundraising it demands. "...The best way to fundamentally change the dysfunctional dynamic in Washington is to restore political purchasing power to the American people by incentivizing broad-based small donations from ordinary constituents through matching federal funds. "By providing qualified candidates a way out of the chase for big special- interest money, such a program would make citizens the true stakeholders in our government."Click here to read the full op-ed.