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An idea whose implementation is long overdue. :grumpy:
Please allow me to digress - two threads - one recent and one nearly two years old.
Bill Moyers Journal and "Capitol Crimes"
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=173372
How do we reform the US political system to put leaders in office!
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=87270
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=733533 (re Alan Simpson)
So I heard a discussion with Bill Bradley (D) and Alan Simpson (R), who seem to be picking up steam somewhat parallel with the Concord Coalition, which was started by Warren Rudman (R) and the late Paul Tsongas (D).
Bradley and Simpson discuss reform of the election process, while the CC seems more directed toward improving the governing process. Either way, it's time to the politicians focussed on the people's business and not their pocket books.
Listen to Bradley and Simpson - http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media_player/popup.html?name=5559/wordforword/2007/06/070615_wfw_64 [Broken]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Coalition
http://www.concordcoalition.org/
Please allow me to digress - two threads - one recent and one nearly two years old.
Bill Moyers Journal and "Capitol Crimes"
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=173372
How do we reform the US political system to put leaders in office!
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=87270
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=733533 (re Alan Simpson)
So I heard a discussion with Bill Bradley (D) and Alan Simpson (R), who seem to be picking up steam somewhat parallel with the Concord Coalition, which was started by Warren Rudman (R) and the late Paul Tsongas (D).
Bradley and Simpson discuss reform of the election process, while the CC seems more directed toward improving the governing process. Either way, it's time to the politicians focussed on the people's business and not their pocket books.
http://wordforword.publicradio.org/ until about 6/22 when the program will move into the archives.June 15, 2007
The top six candidates running for president right now have amassed a collective $129 million so far, and election day is well over a year away. Now two former U.S. senators say it's time to get private money out of elections. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., and Alan Simpson, R-Wy., laid out their proposal for publicly financing federal campaigns June 6 at the Commonwealth Club of California.
Listen to Bradley and Simpson - http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media_player/popup.html?name=5559/wordforword/2007/06/070615_wfw_64 [Broken]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Coalition
http://www.concordcoalition.org/
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