Russell Simmons Proposes Ammendment

[Casper]

http://globalgrind.com/news/russell-simmons-announcement-occupy-wall-street-amendment-details-photos

Section 1. All elections for President and members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate shall be publicly financed. No political contributions shall be permitted to any federal candidate, from any other source, including the candidate. No political expenditures shall be permitted in support of any federal candidate, or in opposition to any federal candidate, from any other source, including the candidate. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.

Section 2. The Congress shall, by statute, provide limitations on the amounts and timing of the expenditures of such public funds and provide criminal penalties for any violation of this section.

Section 3. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Section 4. This article shall be inoperative unless it is ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution.

I could definitely support that.

[Steve Butters]

oh wait..........wrong simmons /facepalm

[Sixgun]

Just off the top of my head. If we have to pay for it...How many candidates can you have?

How much do we spend?

Under "Freedom of the press" does taking out full page adds constitute press?

Depending on your slant, were do opinion pieces fall?

[ohiomike]

Its a good start to campaign reform.