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The Bob Cesca Show: Be Best

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KGxvi5/08/2018 4:19:45 pm PDT

re: #89 freetoken

1) Require that Congressional districts be set by non-partisan bodies.
2) Require that the number of Representatives in Congress grows in proportion to the population.
3) For elections: require complete transparency for all funds related to campaigns, limit the amount any fictitious person (e.g. corporations, foundations, etc.) can give to a campaign; eliminate PACs.
4) Reinforce that the right to vote is a fundamental right of every (real human) adult and a state cannot take that away by any requirement such as poll taxes, ID laws, etc.

Your second suggestion was actually included, originally, in the constitution. However, the 14th Amendment has been read to allow the federal government to determine the size of the House.

I’m skeptical of eliminating PACs, though I believe their contributions should be public record. If only because I am not fond of policies that would limit the right to free speech and/or freedom of association. That said, I believe you shouldn’t be able to donate to a candidate if you can’t vote in their election. So no out of state donations, no corporate/union/foundation donations.

On the first and fourth points, I can’t really disagree much.