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Not a level playing field
Jun 26, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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By a 5 to 4 vote, the United States Supreme Court has essentially ruled that it's okay to buy an election. Justices struck down the so-called "millionaire's amendment." It's objective was to level the playing field when a particularly wealthy person runs for political office.

So, if a multi-millionaire wants to spend part of his or or her fortune to get elected, that's fine. At the same time though, his or her less affluent opponent was allowed to exceed fundraising limits in an effort to make the race more competitive. The Court now says that's a violation of the First Amendment.

To me, the most egregious case of incredible wealth influencing an election was current New Jersey Governor John Corzine's run for the U.S. Senate in 2000. He spent 62-million of his own dollars to win that race. How can you compete with that? Well, you really can't and it's no wonder that so many people are disenchanted with the American political process.

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frungi40 read my blog
Jun 27, 2008 | 2:30 PM

I agree with you on the value of a person who wishes to run for public office, have you looked into who can be a representative to the Electoral College and have to choice to vote or not vote for the president of the United States?

It’s time for the hundred million or so legal American Citizens to wake up to the big lie and misconception that shall and can vote for the President & Vice President of the U.S..
Under the U.S. Constitution, Article Two (II) each state shall appoint, in such manner as the State Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors to vote for the President and Vice President of the United States under separate ballets to be presented to the President of the U.S. Senate. Do you know what your state regulations for a Presidential Elector are?

No place in Article II of the U.S. Constitution does it state that the appointment of said person as a Elector must be of any age, a valid registered voter of the United States or even a legal citizen of the U.S.. Thus every Elector appointed to vote for the President & Vice President of the U.S. may and could be a bought and sold Illegal Immigrant who does not speak the working English Language of the U.S. by special interest groups and be damn with the Legal American Citizen and their right to chose the person whom shal represent and speak for their Country.

There will be the Nay Sayers to what I have written, to them I say; read Article II of the U.S. Constitution and research your State Constitution or Charter before you start your rebuttal.

Note: Online under the State of Florida Statutes &
frungi40 read my blog
Jun 27, 2008 | 2:36 PM

When I posed my comment the last part did not appear.
It reads; Note; Online under the state of Florida Statutes & Constidtution www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index the following search was made; Florida Presidential Electoral College Delegates - 0 returns, Florida Electoral College Representitives - o returns, so how does FL chose its Presidential Electoral Delegates?
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