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To: James Calladine who wrote (19048)	5/26/2005 5:16:31 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 361245

Hi Jim, Long time no see. How have you been? Believe it or not this has been my position since highschool. BTW, the situation is a lot worse than most realize; As a person you are highly limited as to how much you may contribute to a politician. As a corporation there is no such restriction. Talk about uneven footing! Anyway, I have concluded there is a very limited number of changes I can spend my energy on. So my number one priority is the environment. Any candidate (even that chimp in the office) who protects it best will have my vote. My second priority is campaign finance reform. Whoever cuts off corporate funding to politicians will have my support. As it is unlikely that either of these two issues will be picked up by politicians by choice, I think grass root movements are the best path to achieving them. To that end I will not support extreme moves that will alienate the average person. All I care about at this point is enough mass and momentum to get the ball rolling in the right direction on these issues Sun Tzu ...on second thought, may be finance reform should be the first priority.

To: James Calladine who wrote (19048)	5/26/2005 5:29:14 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361245

"It should be one person, one vote." It is like this. Our problem is that the courts have ruled that "money = speech". Corporations have the most money. Even though we've tried to limit how much they can give politicians, they always find other ways to affect elections. As long as money is speech, the rich will speak the loudest, and con the poor and ill-educated.

To: James Calladine who wrote (19048)	5/28/2005 9:53:40 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361245

This was part of a full page add in NYT. I encourage all to join in: antiwar.com Join the campaign to support legislation that will apply to all lobbies working on behalf of foreign governments. We propose a Foreign Lobby Registration Act (FLORA), an act designed to make lobbies supporting foreign governments more transparent and accountable to the American people. It will also make clear that those lobbies do not work on behalf of American interests but, in fact, work to support the narrow interests of a foreign government. More than 60% of American voters according to a Zogby International poll believe AIPAC should be registered as the agent of a foreign government. If implemented under a FLORA, this would mean transparency in resources used by AIPAC dedicated to furthering the right-wing government of Israel. Contributors would have to be publicly listed. It would also put an end to the undeserved tax-exempt status that some foreign lobbies enjoy. We are joining with other organizations and individuals, including former congressmen, to promote such legislation this year. The Council for the National Interest Foundation (CNIF) is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization that works to promote a rational and even-handed Middle East policy in the long-term interest of America, Israel, and the Arab states. It was founded fifteen years ago by former Congressmen Paul Findley (R-Illinois) and Paul “Pete” McCloskey (R-California) and its vice chairman is former Senator James Abourezk (D-South Dakota). We hold Capitol Hill hearings on the Middle East peace process and American policy towards the entire region. See our websites or call us at 800-296-6958.