tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post115385679274049910..comments2023-11-05T13:07:03.784+02:00Comments on foreign notes: The cleanest elections?Scott W. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047386631227542689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-1153867028590686822006-07-26T01:37:00.000+03:002006-07-26T01:37:00.000+03:00I think candidates are more costly to buy out afte...I think candidates are more costly to buy out after they are elected and so the return is less...<BR/><BR/>I think $peech is pervasive in politics and that some $peech is usually needed to counter other $peech. This is why the union movements have been long associated with political reforms in Europe and the US. <BR/><BR/>It's probably best to get people to accept that some $peech is inevitable in politics and make it all more transparent, with voters able to use the relatives to vote strategically in elections.<BR/><BR/>Some public funding of campaigns also can be a good thing. Here in MN, anyone can give a candidate 50 dollars for their campaign and get the money reimbursed for the cost of a stamp.<BR/><BR/>I don't know, I think what matters most is to realize that all attempts to reduce the volume of $peech in politics is political jujitsu and needs to have reasonable goals set to both provide some hope for changes and to keep people from getting their hopes up too much and getting burned out and cynical. I am afraid the OR might have done the latter too much, which can really poison the popular activism needed for further reforms...<BR/><BR/>dlwDLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709279441985086959noreply@blogger.com