[Sosfbay-discuss] Clean Money (was: We're #5: Anaylzing Santa Clara's Voter Registration Report of 5/19/08

[Drew Johnson]

On Mon, June 2, 2008 10:45, Pat Gray wrote:
> Yes, money runs our political system as it is.  We don't need to change
> this
> by just getting more money by good fund raising to join the corruption.
> We
> Greens need to get alive and support public finance of political
> campaigns.

I agree Pat that we NEED public financing of campaigns.  However what are
your thoughts on the current versions of Clean Money in CA where minor
parties are discriminated against and required to fill more onerous
requirements in order to qualify?  Doesn't that just perpetuate The
Duopoly and continue to put us on an uneven playing field?  Should we see
it as 'half a loaf is better than none' and work to first pass it first
and then amend it, or should we oppose it?

BTW, here's the text of 583, the latest whack at this in the assembly:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0551-0600/ab_583_bill_20070604_amended_asm_v98.pdf


Green is Connection!

Drew