Comments on: McCain Flip Flops on Campaign Finance Reform http://themoderatevoice.com/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 07:24:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: PaulSilver http://themoderatevoice.com/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-114857 PaulSilver Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:13:39 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-114857 DLS<br>The justification for giving tax dollars to someone seeking public office is readily available eg Maine and Arizona. Their elections are relatively free of special interest money.<br>All the public funding programs have standards to help screen out frivolous candidates.<br>The resistant to term limits is that people want the option to re-elect someone they like. DLS
The justification for giving tax dollars to someone seeking public office is readily available eg Maine and Arizona. Their elections are relatively free of special interest money.
All the public funding programs have standards to help screen out frivolous candidates.
The resistant to term limits is that people want the option to re-elect someone they like.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-114856 DLS Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:31:28 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-114856 I have yet to see a justification for giving tax dollars to someone seeking public office. In addition to being able to explain why taxpayers should be forced to pay one cent for a campaign (so far, the record is winless), who would qualify? Would Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich, who claim little of the vote and no realistic chance for election, for example? Would anyone and everyone qualify until the first set of elections (assuming there are primary elections)? What about individuals as opposed to parties?<br><br>One thing people are missing if they dislike the PAC system that has evolved in Washington (and elsewhere) is that the people in office normally are not only seeking election, but re-election. Incumbency is the real problem here, in other words; Americans have long known this and greatly favored term limits. Why can't these be pursued? If not absolute term limits, at least prohibit re-election to the same office and same kind of office in consecutive terms. I have yet to see a justification for giving tax dollars to someone seeking public office. In addition to being able to explain why taxpayers should be forced to pay one cent for a campaign (so far, the record is winless), who would qualify? Would Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich, who claim little of the vote and no realistic chance for election, for example? Would anyone and everyone qualify until the first set of elections (assuming there are primary elections)? What about individuals as opposed to parties?

One thing people are missing if they dislike the PAC system that has evolved in Washington (and elsewhere) is that the people in office normally are not only seeking election, but re-election. Incumbency is the real problem here, in other words; Americans have long known this and greatly favored term limits. Why can't these be pursued? If not absolute term limits, at least prohibit re-election to the same office and same kind of office in consecutive terms.

]]> By: Slamfu http://themoderatevoice.com/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-114852 Slamfu Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:36:30 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-114852 Still, I'm not throwing the baby out with the bathwater. McCain is as close to a crusader as we can expect in the Senate on this issue and its a big one with me. Still, I'm not throwing the baby out with the bathwater. McCain is as close to a crusader as we can expect in the Senate on this issue and its a big one with me.

]]> By: PaulSilver http://themoderatevoice.com/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-114845 PaulSilver Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:46:43 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-114845 I agree that he is justified in playing by the rules of his competitors. My beef is in his turning his back on supporting the Public Finance of Elections when he has been it's champion in its successful implementation in his home State. I agree that he is justified in playing by the rules of his competitors. My beef is in his turning his back on supporting the Public Finance of Elections when he has been it's champion in its successful implementation in his home State.

]]> By: Slamfu http://themoderatevoice.com/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-114843 Slamfu Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:09:01 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17765/mccain-flip-flops-on-campaign-finance-reform/#comment-114843 Just because he doesn't hamstring himself by playing by rules his competitors wouldn't have to follow doesn't detract from that fact that he is one of the most outspoken Senators on the topic. Its a plus in his column for me, and one on a very important issue. Just because he doesn't hamstring himself by playing by rules his competitors wouldn't have to follow doesn't detract from that fact that he is one of the most outspoken Senators on the topic. Its a plus in his column for me, and one on a very important issue.

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