By George Wilson | Anyone running for President and any political office should address the three major problems that threaten our country.
They should campaign against gerrymandering;
- They should campaign against restrictive voting laws;
- They should campaign against the “Citizens United” decision that unleashed unlimited funding of campaigns by the wealthy oligarchy.
Let’s take a brief and quick look at all three issues,
Consequently, gerrymandering causes extremism by pushing like-minded voters into one district, thereby eliminating compromising. This is a major reason for the gridlock in Washington.
Voter fraud is so rare that the draconian laws designed to prevent it is nothing more than an attempt to suppress the votes of young people, the elderly and minorities. The best solution is the automatic voter registration of all citizens starting at age 18.
The Koch brothers pledge to give $800 million to the presidential campaign is an example of an attempt to buy the election by the moneyed oligarchy. Therefore, perhaps a form of public financing and a limitation on the length of time to campaign would be a good solution.
We need a plan for unrigging the system first. Who of all the presidential candidates have given us a complete plan to restore and strengthen our democracy? Finally, we need proposals and laws that that answers all of the above three problems with concrete solutions, if our republic is to survive.
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