Comments on: Dirty-Energy Money

By: Cass Martinez

Cass Martinez — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:24:07 +0000

We’re agreed on removing money from campaigns, and I’d just like to quibble about the difference between citizen lobbying and corporate lobbying.

Congress has OMB, CBO, GAO, BLS, NIH and so on to do unbiased research, and Congressional staff to do the district homework.

From tobacco denial to climate denial, I want corporate lobbying outa there.

By: Bob Aegerter

Bob Aegerter — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:28:25 +0000

There is no reasonable way to build a representative democratic government without lobbyists. Legislators need information. We need to limit the amount of money any one individual, corporate or human, may give to any one candidate and the system must be transparent.

By: Japhet Koteen

Japhet Koteen — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:37:29 +0000

Unfortunately, Dan, even politicians with the best intentions need money to win elections. As we pointed out in the article, the corruption of politics by money is much more subtle than a quid pro quo exchange; Lessig's book does a great job of outlining the problem. I highly recommend it.

By: Dan Bentler

Dan Bentler — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:27:34 +0000

I am tired of the carping on big business.

IF their money was worthless then they would have no impact.

Let our elected representatives

who are PAID by us taxpayers

do what they are supposed to do:
1. Be representatives of the people
2. Turn back big business money
3. Ignore lobbyists – for now ALL of them.