The only solution is full public funding of campaigns, and Dick Durbin has such a bill at the fereral level and Pocan-Risser at the state level. If politicians are to be beholden to their funders, those funders should be the taxpayers. And at $5/$10 (state/federal) per taxpayer per year, that’s one hell of a bargain.

Sensenbrenner opposes this using the argument that it violates freedom of speech, and he knows better. It IS constitutional because you can opt in or opt out. He would rather force everybody IN because they can’t compete with him that way. The last thing in the world he wants is a level playing field.

See http://www.wicleanelections.org/opposing-arguments.html

The only way we are going to reduce taxes and balance budgets is to get politicians working for the public.

As a one-time Sensenbrenner supporter, I’m disappointed in his lack of concern for a clean political system.