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To: abuelita who wrote (72178)	1/22/2010 2:48:50 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 74559

That court decision could lead to campaign finance reform... CEOs to Hill: Quit calling us for campaign cash news.yahoo.com Roughly 40 executives... sent a letter to congressional leaders Friday urging them to approve public financing for House and Senate campaigns. They say they are tired of getting fundraising calls from lawmakers — and fear it will only get worse after Thursday's Supreme Court ruling.

To: abuelita who wrote (72178)	1/23/2010 5:21:49 AM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi Rose. Corporations don't get a vote. There is a very great gap between donating money for politicians and getting them actually elected. I back act.org.nz and they had excellent financial backing a decade ago, but electoral results did not follow accordingly. The money seemed to me counter productive in that the voters saw an over-endowed "bunch of greedies" and voted them down just to show who was boss. Voters are like experimental rats - they do pretty much as they please and constantly frustrated the theoreticians on just how they should behave. When voters want something, that's what they'll get, complete with unintended consequences, to the destination paved with good intentions. Normally they get it good and hard. "Groan... It seemed like a good idea at the time". Mqurice