THE SCOREBOARD reads; seventy million for obama, one hundred million for romney, for the past month. fundraising for the presidential campaign. almost all of it will be spent on advertising, which we found out in the last century, works remarkably well - if you are ever trying to decide whether to advertise, do it. it works, everytime.
we keep track of political campaign fundraising as if watching a ball game. but with less concern. we act as if this is the most natural, normal thing in the world. meanwhile, our political offices are being bought and sold like a commodity, the wealthy getting the best results.
whichever gold digger wins the white house this year will have spent at least one billion dollars to purchase it, and will be utterly beholden to those who provided the cash. nobody seems to care.
two years ago the U. S. supreme court voted five to four that money is speech, and that the constitution is powerless to regulate political spending. essentially, one person created this mess, or rather, deepened an existing mess.
if we can't rely on our constitution to prevent national political bribery, blatant corruption, then what good is it? thomas jefferson said that a reoublic would need a new constitution every generation, to accomodate changing times.
both jefferson and james madison, who wrote the document, would be appalled and surprised that not only is the same document still being used, but that it is regarded as sacred and inviolable, rather than temporary and imperfect.
a single seven word constitutional phrase would fix the problem; "the purchase of political advertising is prohibited".
a brand spankin' new constitution might do us well, as well.
Bb
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