http://donklephant.com/2007/03/21/new-bipartisan-campaign-finance-bill/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:07:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/21/new-bipartisan-campaign-finance-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-280649 Confused Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:27:12 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/21/new-bipartisan-campaign-finance-bill/#comment-280649 Moving the election date to a weekend or making it a holiday would result in a lower turnout at the polls because people would be inclined to take the day off to do something other than vote. I take voting very seriously and even I would be inclined to do something other than vote if it was a holiday. Moving the election date to a weekend or making it a holiday would result in a lower turnout at the polls because people would be inclined to take the day off to do something other than vote. I take voting very seriously and even I would be inclined to do something other than vote if it was a holiday.

]]> http://donklephant.com/2007/03/21/new-bipartisan-campaign-finance-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-279851 Justin Gardner Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:33:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/21/new-bipartisan-campaign-finance-bill/#comment-279851 That IS the impossible dream. That IS the impossible dream.

]]> http://donklephant.com/2007/03/21/new-bipartisan-campaign-finance-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-279840 bob in fl Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:25:19 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/21/new-bipartisan-campaign-finance-bill/#comment-279840 What isn't taken into consideration are donations to outside special interest groups, which are far more prevalent than the direst donations to the candidates. Until this is addressed, there will be no such thing as meaningful campaign finance legislation. What will work is a truly committed & knowledgeable electorate. "Dream, the impossible dream . . ." What isn’t taken into consideration are donations to outside special interest groups, which are far more prevalent than the direst donations to the candidates. Until this is addressed, there will be no such thing as meaningful campaign finance legislation. What will work is a truly committed & knowledgeable electorate. “Dream, the impossible dream . . .”

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