Soft Money – DocuDharma

Her phone rings. It is another board member, and he is at the Capitol. We are off to the third floor and a day that accelerates from 0 to 60 very quickly. Among the sea of suits, we find her guest and connect him with Rep. Stephens, who will escort him onto the floor of the House for a visit.

Immediately thereafter, we meet up with the lobbyist for the Department of Economic Development, which houses the tourism budget and serves as the state’s marketing apparatus for the industry. They discuss the House budget cuts, pending legislation and chart strategy. During that conversation she is approached by another lobbyist from the Association County Commissioners of Georgia who relays concerns over a hotel tax bill introduced a day earlier. Joy assures her the bill is a temporary bill and that a substitute is coming. […]

Not much later, the lobbyist for the Georgia Municipal Association approaches Joy expressing similar concerns. Joy again explains a substitute is coming.

Shhhh! it’s a secret!

Jun 21 2009

Baucus is only the Symptom of a much more Chronic Condition

By jamess

Did you Vote for Change?

for Accountability; for leveling the playing field; for National Health Care?

Well, your vote apparently doesn’t carry as much weight as it use to.

Here’s one of the main reasons why:

U.S. Democracy Under Siege — Senate Debate Excerpts

Excerpts from the Congressional Record of the October 14, 1999 Senate debate.

The following is a tabulation, for clarity, of the figures cited by Mr. Feingold:

– 1980 1992 1996

Total soft money contributions to parties ($millions) under 20 86 about 250

# of donors giving over $200,000 – 52 219

# of donors giving over $300,000 – 20 120

# of donors giving over $400,000 – 13 79

# of donors giving over $500,000 – 9 50

# of companies giving over $150,000 to each of the political parties (“double givers”) – 7 43

(emphasis added)

http://urielw.com/campfin.htm

There has been a tidal wave taking place, that threatens to swamp our fragile system of Democracy. Indeed it probably already has …

–	1980	1992	1996
Total soft money contributions to parties ($millions)	under 20	86	about 250
# of donors giving over $200,000	–	52	219
# of donors giving over $300,000	–	20	120
# of donors giving over $400,000	–	13	79
# of donors giving over $500,000	–	9	50
# of companies giving over $150,000 to each of the political parties (“double givers”)	–	7	43

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Baucus is only the Symptom of a much more Chronic Condition