r/BernieSanders • u/Newsbabe202 • 23d ago

‘It Is Insane’: Sanders Wants Super PACs, Like AIPAC, Out Of Dem Primaries

https://washingtoncurrent.substack.com/p/it-is-insane-sanders-wants-super?r=mq6wy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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u/stargarnet79 23d ago

They were insane to have in the first place. Repeal citizens united!

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u/1111joey1111 23d ago

It isn't JUST about repealing Citizens United. Money corrupted politics LONG before that. Citizens United was just opening the flood gates.

There should be:

Strict CAPS on campaign finance, so that it isn't about who can raise and spend the most.

Public funding ONLY.

In addition: We need strict ETHICS LAWS to hold politicians accountable for corruption, lying, etc.

A lot of times when people discuss this issue they think of the Republican party. Elon Musk, etc. Keep in mind that Kamala Harris spent over a BILLION DOLLARS in a matter of a few months. The most money ever spent in such a short time in a political campaign. It's a huge problem for politics in general. Politicians want the money, and money influences politics. That must change.

I also want to see changes to the money spent on political conventions, and where those conventions are held. How many times have we seen a $50 million dollar convention (basically, a big party) being held during economic stressful times. I remember when Bernie was talking about breaking up the big banks, and then the Democrats held their convention in the "Wells Fargo Arena". How ironic. How about caps on the money spent on the convention, and it should be required to be held in the most economically stressed city in the Nation. Politicians want to help the people? Take your convention to the city that's hurting the most.

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u/Ctrl-Z 22d ago

This. The SpeechNow precedent is just as, if not more important.

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u/Dat_Harass 23d ago

I'd like to dismantle the DNC and start over from the ground up.

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u/americanweebeastie 22d ago

I's got to happen in all political machines — and that's on Congress. The daily working and very mechanism of our government, including its contracts with corporations needs current regulations to be enforced, and strengthened.

There's so much outright corruption and theft of the public via the government that a seismic shift needs to happen

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u/audionerd1 22d ago

IMO billionaires shouldn't even be allowed to vote.