Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

I don’t trust Hoyer further than I can throw him, but as a constituent of his, I’ll do what I can to keep the heat on him.

Maybe I should start a blog focused on the doings of our new Majority Leader. It’s worth a thought.

what a great idea! i hope you can. we’ll all be checking it.

End corporate personhood.

Extending the Bill of Rights to corporations is a complete sham. This is the first step to ending their overreaching influence on congress.

While I totally agree with the ending of personhood for corporations, reality says that it not going to happen. So the next best thing would be to apply all the “personhood” criteria (read that as laws) to corporations. That includes liability, taxes, etc. If they want all the benefits, then they should also carry all the responsibilities as well. And this is something that a Democratic Congress can do without asking the Supreme Court for permission.

Also as a added benefit, the blogs are always there to keep the political world exposed, both their good and bad deeds. THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL AVAILABLE TO THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Bb

Maybe I should start a blog focused on the doings of our new Majority Leader. It’s worth a thought.

ot – indefinite curfew just announced for Baghad – over 140 killed in coordinated car bombs today plus gunmen attack ministry of health, US soldiers shoot 4 at check point and there’s been a second bombing inside the green zone …

I feel more than a little guilty having Thanksgiving on a day when we are responsible for so much misery in Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur, Palestine and so many other places where we could have done more good than evil.

lina @ 35

Since this is whats legal:

$2,000 per Election to a Federal candidate — Each primary, runoff, and general election counts as a separate election.

$5,000 per calendar year to a PAC or State party committee — A PAC is a “Political Action Committee.” PACs and party committees give the money you give them to candidates they support.

$25,000 per calendar year to a national party committee — applies separately to a party’s national committee, and House and Senate campaign committee.

$10,000 per calendar year to state, district & local party committees

$5,000 per calendar year to state, district & local party committee

Married couples are considered to be separate individuals with separate contribution limits.

. . . i don’t see how campaign contributions (alone) are poisoning the system. Is there some way they are circumventing the law that I’m not understanding?

I’m not saying the status quo is acceptable. I’m just saying with the above being the legal parameters, corporations cannot buy Members of Congress.

What am I missing?

You might want to peruse open secrets to see the extent of the problem, and particularly the soft money and 527 pages.