Campaign reform activists look to curb Oregon contribution limits
SALEM — Activists looking to reform campaign finance in Oregon are taking steps to get a measure limiting contributions on the November 2016 ballot…
Daniel Lewkow of Common Cause Oregon said if the Legislature does not pass a bill putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot to curb campaign contributions his group will work to collect the 177,000 signatures to do it themselves.
“People like legislators to act on issues, not to ignore issues,” Lewkow said last week, adding that voters “cannot be more clear that they want them to act on money in politics.”…
We Respond & Your Comments
Here we go again…howling about “money in politics.” Herewith our observations:
- 2012 election spending for all Federal offices (President, Senate, House) totaled $6.285 Billion. That’s about what we spend every year on potato chips;
- Nobody likes writing out checks to politicians. But we do it. Here’s why…
Government constantly intrudes into our lives. It tells us what kind of lightbulbs to use, how much water we can run through our showers and toilets, what kind of grocery bags are permissible, etc., etc.
So here’s the answer to a campaign reformer’s prayer: If you want to reduce money spent on
politics, reduce government intrusion into our lives. Otherwise you might just as well try to
stop flowing water. But like money in politics, it’ll always find its way out.
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