Much of the demand for regulation of campaign donations or
expenditures seems to be based on a model of veiled bribery, but
perhaps more often, it is a shakedown. Incumbents will conspire with
members of the opposite party to introduce legislation intended not
to actually be adopted, but to scaring the constituents of the
opposite member into supporting him. It is like having two
protection racket gangs cooperating to each extort money from the
same merchants by promising to protect them from the opposite gang.
That is why so many (reluctantly) donate to both parties.
Shakedown:
Why we need public financing of campaigns
Contrary to the article, I do not favor public financing of
campaigns, except perhaps to provide candidate forums at which all
candidate are invited to appear.
-- Jon
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