On 8/17/2012 9:10 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:

Make sure that all contributions go into a kitty. Each kitty is for a
certain office. Each kitty is divided up equally between all
qualifying office seekers. It all must be spent for the particular
election or returned to the kitty for the next election. NOBODY gets
specific contributions, NOBODY gets more than any other 'contestant',
and NOBODY takes home millions just for trying. It removes the money
from the political game. Now _try_ to get that one through CONgress.

It wouldn't work even if it was a good idea, which I don't think it is.
The same First Amendment that gives you a constitutional right to post
to newsgroups gives others the right to political speech. People have
the constitutional right to support their favored candidates. To
abridge that right would require a constitutional amendment (which ain't
gonna happen), not a mere statute.