tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post8580027442628691781..comments2023-12-27T11:23:38.346-05:00Comments on Vanguard Church - Bob Robinson: The Supreme Court Ruling on Corporate Funding of CampaignsBob Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-64631841363935504882010-01-31T15:50:39.821-05:002010-01-31T15:50:39.821-05:00"I love the corporate sponsorship logos idea...."I love the corporate sponsorship logos idea."<br /><br />I second that. There should be a list that accompanies their ballot and includes every group that contributes more than, say, $250,000 to their campaign.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051793848363505667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-31497426662806928472010-01-26T20:35:51.942-05:002010-01-26T20:35:51.942-05:00I think that Turley is onto something when he sugg...I think that Turley is onto something when he suggests that there are a whole lot of other problematic issues with the way we do elections besides this particular issue. Though I support the Court's decision, that by no means suggests that I think our election system is anything but significantly flawed; it is. The power of incumbency is way too strong. The two parties have rigged the system so that third parties have little chance. And so on. Turley's definitely onto something. <br /><br />One comeback, though, to the Nascar/Boehner thing: where is the line? How do you know that a corporation has a politician "bought and sold"? Here's my point: if I ran for something, there'd be somebody who'd like what I stood for, and would donate money to me. Would that automatically render me beholden to that entity? So why does it seem that we leap to the assumption that politicians are automatically in the hip pockets of their supporters? I'm not naive; I'm sure that it happens, on both sides of the aisle. But I tend to seriously doubt that every politician is available to the highest bidder (and understand, I say this as someone who is massively distrustful of politicians!).Byron Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11908643905553334277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-88969654476085919622010-01-26T19:32:27.299-05:002010-01-26T19:32:27.299-05:00I love the corporate sponsorship logos idea.I love the corporate sponsorship logos idea.Michael Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562574596754907146noreply@blogger.com