One of the few remedies I have found for “outrage fatigue” is to offset bad news by giving my time and money to candidates and movements I believe are part of the solution.
One of my beliefs is that otherwise pragmatic candidates are influenced by money from special interests and one of the solutions is publicly financed campaigns that allow candidates to run without pandering to extreme constituents.
Reps. John Larson (D-Conn.) and Walter Jones (R-N.C.) have introduced the Fair Elections Now Act, companion legislation to the bill introduced in March 2007 in the Senate by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). Modeled on the successful systems in Maine, Arizona, and North Carolina, the bill will bring a Clean Elections modeled program for qualified congressional candidates. This historic moment means we now have bicameral bipartisan support for Fair Elections in Congress!
If you think likewise, then consider supporting this movement.
Born 1950, Married, Living in Austin Texas, Semi
Retired Small Business owner and investor. My political interest
evolved out of his business experience that the best decisions come out of an objective gathering of information and a pragmatic consideration of costs and benefits. I am interested in promoting Centrist candidates and Policies. My posts are mostly about people and policies that I believe are part of the solution rather the problem.