To: Moveon.org
Moveon.org should start Voucher Vendetta
Voucher Vendetta will force candidates to finance their campaigns only with contributions from individuals in the amount of two hundred dollars or less without requiring any change in current election law or using any government money. Moveon.org should start Voucher Vendetta.
Why is this important?
Would you rather vote for a candidate financed by 200 dollar contributions from individuals or a candidate financed by corporations? Voucher Vendetta would be a website where citizens could register that they will only vote for candidates that finance their campaigns with contributions from individuals in the amount of 200 dollars or less.
It will keep track of the percentage of voters registered on the national level, for each state and each congressional district. This way everyone can see how many people are participating.
It can be successful with only 20% of citizens participating nationally.
With 20% national participation there would be some states below 20% and some above. In a state at 25-30% there would be some districts below and some above at 35 or even 40% of citizens registered.
Not only will third parties and independent candidates be able to target these districts, but "hundred dollar" candidates will be able to mount primary challenges to the corporate financed current major party candidates. It will also destroy the gerrymandered districts that protect incumbents because a current major party candidate could mount a successful campaign by becoming a "hundred dollar" candidate in district that is considered safe for the other current major party.
Laws that limit contributions will not succeed because they will be written by those benefiting from the current system. The only way to stop the large contributions is to make them worthless. It won't matter how much money the corporations contribute if this money will no longer buy enough votes to win an election.
It will keep track of the percentage of voters registered on the national level, for each state and each congressional district. This way everyone can see how many people are participating.
It can be successful with only 20% of citizens participating nationally.
With 20% national participation there would be some states below 20% and some above. In a state at 25-30% there would be some districts below and some above at 35 or even 40% of citizens registered.
Not only will third parties and independent candidates be able to target these districts, but "hundred dollar" candidates will be able to mount primary challenges to the corporate financed current major party candidates. It will also destroy the gerrymandered districts that protect incumbents because a current major party candidate could mount a successful campaign by becoming a "hundred dollar" candidate in district that is considered safe for the other current major party.
Laws that limit contributions will not succeed because they will be written by those benefiting from the current system. The only way to stop the large contributions is to make them worthless. It won't matter how much money the corporations contribute if this money will no longer buy enough votes to win an election.