Morgans wrote:

First step, get rid of all lobbyists. Get rid of campaign
contributions as a way to fund elections. Give them all a certain
sum of money (small) to be used on elections, and make them stick to
that amount as what they can spend on getting elected.


The lobbyists are the experts on proposed legislation. Even a congressman
with a huge staff cannot be expected to know all the ramifications of
pending legislation. Do you really want a congress-critter to determine the
railroad tariff on hydrogenated yak-fat with no input from the yak industry?

Do you want our country to suffer a yak-fat gap?

As for money, actually not enough is spent on campaigning. Between Obama and
McCain, roughly $1 billion was raised and spent in support of their
candidacies.

Annual sales of POTATO CHIPS is more than six times that figure!

The Supreme Court has ruled (and I agree) that money equals speech. Attempts
to curtail campaign funding is simultaneously an attempt to curtail
political speech.

George Will proposed three simple rules for campaign financing:
* No cash
* No foreign contributions
* Instant disclosure