Hillary Clinton Releases Broad Campaign Finance Reform Plan.

[SonderWoman]

Her plan goes beyond a call for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision.

"We have to end the flood of secret, unaccountable money that is distorting our elections, corrupting our political system, and drowning out the voices of too many everyday Americans,” Clinton said in a statement released by her campaign. “Our democracy should be about expanding the franchise, not charging an entrance fee. It starts with overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, and continues with structural reform to our campaign finance system so there’s real sunshine and increased participation.”

Clinton’s proposals include a handful of actions she could influence immediately if she won the White House. She promised to issue an executive order requiring all government contractors to disclose their campaign contributions, including to outside groups that currently do not disclose donors. She said she also would advocate for the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue a rule requiring all publicly traded companies to disclose their political spending, including undisclosed outside spending, to their shareholders.

Proposals requiring congressional approval include support for enacting a small donor matching system of public financing for presidential and congressional elections along the lines of legislation sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and David Price (D-N.C.). Clinton would also press for the passage of disclosure legislation in Congress that would require nonprofits spending money on elections to reveal their donors.

She also reiterated her support for a constitutional amendment to undo the Citizens United decision, and said she would appoint justices who would side with the court’s liberal faction on issues of campaign finance and voting rights.

The proposals were some of the more sought-after policies that campaign finance reform groups have pressed since the court’s 2010 decision.

“With the release of this strong, bold plan, Hillary Clinton recognizes that in order to create government of, by, and for the people — not just the wealthy campaign funders — it’s crucial to amplify the voices of regular Americans,” David Donnelly, president and CEO of the campaign finance reform group Every Voice, said in a statement. “What she’s proposed is both good policy and good politics. That’s why Clinton should actively campaign on this platform and push these solutions to the center of the debate in the days, weeks, and months to come.”

Link: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55ee4c7ce4b093be51bbe7ea

Once again, more actual policy proposals from the Hillary camp, as well as the O'Malley camp, who has released many policy proposals.

[HassleCat]

1. Strong, bold plan

It's OK, but I don't know if I would call it strong or bold. There's no mention of anything that would inhibit the flow of money from corporations and wealthy donors to campaigns. Remember, disclosure and actual regulation are two different things.

[SonderWoman]

10. Disclosure is what can be done on day one.

Regulation will need more congress and senate, something I doubt an Independent from Vermont who spent his career dissing both party's will accomplish.

[HassleCat]

12. OK

Setting aside your gratuitous insult of Sanders, is there any indication any of the candidates would work toward significant campaign regulation, particularly when it comes to slowing the flow of large campaign contributions?

[SonderWoman]

25. Did you read the full article?

[erronis]

56. You are a parody of yourself. Dissing? really? Get a grip unless you are paid.

[cali]

2. it's simply not credible coming from a candidate who has been in bed with

big money interests for as long as she has.

[whatchamacallit]

3. Released like a bit of flatulence

More empty promises from a flimflam artist.

[Romulox]

4. The Big Money candidate promises to use the Big Donors' cash

...to limit the influence of Big Money?

Something wrong with this equation.

[virtualobserver]

16. I swear that I'm quitting.....just give me one more hit of that cash and I'll be good.

[Romulox]

17. One last Big Score!!!!11!!!! nt

[VanillaRhapsody]

51. And yet you think the guy with the Beer Pocketbook

is going to beat Bush and Romney....who have Dom Perignon pocketbooks?

something is wrong with THAT equation....

[cali]

62. if he can beat Hillary in the primary, that's a good indication that he could win

Now, I think that is unlikely. I think hilly will be the nominee and that she'll lose us the white house.

[frylock]

61. Right after she's re-elected in 2020.

[Romulox]

74. "Remember! You're a member of BIRDS ANONYMOUS!"

[azurnoir]

5. to be enacted as soon as she's elected and done campaigning

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Is she going to return all the corporate money she's sucked up and refuse any more?

[SonderWoman]

7. LOL at the haters in this thread.

"Not good enough!" they scream as saint Bernie once again has nothing to offer except magically taxing the rich.

[whatchamacallit]

11. Bernie is promoting publicly financed elections and

promising to make repealing Citizens United a litmus test for any SCOTUS candidates.

https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-proposes-public-funding-of-campaigns/

[SonderWoman]

26. Sounds familiar:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/05/14/hillary-clintons-litmus-test-for-supreme-court-nominees-a-pledge-to-overturn-citizens-united/

[VanillaRhapsody]

52. and where are these plans? How does he do it?

or is it just more rhetoric?

[virtualobserver]

15. Bernie's Constitutional amendment to overturn citizens united in January was kinda nice

That is the kind of magic Bernie is into.

[SonderWoman]

38. The magic of not accomplishing anything?

[virtualobserver]

41. That is why he is running for President

Because politicians are reluctant to give up the cash......A Republican House and Senate will never vote to give up the money.....

we need to sweep them out.

[Romulox]

21. Taxing the rich? THAT WOULD BE SOSHIALISM!!!!!!1!!!1!!

[SonderWoman]

23. No it wouldn't.

[Romulox]

29. Oh yes it would! Mr. Blankfein does NOT approve!

?v=1429201091

[SonderWoman]

32. Neither does the NRA:

Wayne Lapierre

[Romulox]

34. SOSHIALISTS....with GUNS! Oh noes! I changed my mind, and will support $$$$ now! nt

[SonderWoman]

36. Socialists with guns. Gee, that's historically terrifying.

[Romulox]

37. To Mr. Blankfein and his supporters, I bet it is! nt

[SonderWoman]

39. Ugh. What a bizarre offensive comment.

[Romulox]

40. Keep tossing things at that wall. *Something* is bound to stick. nt

[d_legendary1]

54. Be sure to let the founding fathers know that

After all, the gave up their wealth in order to buy guns and free themselves from the establishment.

[SonderWoman]

57. They bought slaves too.

[d_legendary1]

75. It has since been outlawed

but thanks for playing

[AlbertCat]

58. except magically taxing the rich.

What's magical about taxing the rich.

It's been done before. And it worked.

Like Glass- Steagal did too.

And the building infrastructure thing also worked.


But I'm sure Hillary will be listening to all the disclosures. She's a listener!

[JohnnyLib2]

8. I'm going to listen to Ol' Rush today to see if his views are close to the criticisms here.

[frylock]

63. You'll want to tune into Morning Joe. That's today's meme..

I take it that you're not on the email list?

[erronis]

65. Not sure of which side of the divide you are on, but I'm sure there will be some RWNJ talking points

How else to feed the ClearChannel marketing departments goals for stupid ears and eyes attuned to the latest spoutings of raving lunatics?

I'll bet Rush is really a closet liberal, maybe multisexual, understands the differences between the religions, etc.. I'll bet he is also addicted to $s from his sponsors.

[DanTex]

9. More good policy coming from HRC. I wonder if the Hillary bashers are ever going to pay

attention to the policy issues they supposedly care about.

[ibegurpard]

14. the problem is not whether it's a good policy proposal or not

The problem is that no one thinks she has any credibility on working to make this happen.

[DanTex]

20. Nothing in her record suggests she is anything but supportive of campaign finance reform.

She voted for McCain Feingold, the justices nominated by Bill Clinton were all against Citizens United. Other than personal hatred, there's no reason whatesoever to doubt that this is something she is in favor of. Even from pure self-interest, lax campaign finance laws help Republicans much more than Democrats.

[SonderWoman]

22. Yup.

[jeff47]

33. Except the part of her record involving the financing of her own campaigns. (nt)

[azmom]

47. That little minor issue. LOL. n/t

[DanTex]

67. You mean, legally raising a lot of money in order to beat the GOP?

Yeah, that's horrible. The real way to change the system is to lose elections!

[jeff47]

72. Yes, and reforming campaign finance would stop her raising a lot of money.

Kinda demonstrating that there will continue to be a lack of follow-through.

[AlbertCat]

64. the justices nominated by Bill Clinton were all against Citizens United

Uh.... she's not Bill. (another problem with her supporters' attitudes)

[DanTex]

66. That's true. She's more liberal than Bill. And she's stated clearly that she would only appoint

justices opposed to CU, which isn't much of a stretch since all justices appointed by Dems were against CU.

[Romulox]

13. HILLARY ANNOUNCES SHE WILL NOT ACCEPT CASH FROM GOLDMAN SACHS!

sike!

[jeff47]

18. Wonder how long it will be before Clinton claims to be a Democratic Socialist. (nt)

[whatchamacallit]

19. *snort*

Indeed.

[virtualobserver]

27. ^^^^^Thread Winner^^^^^^^

[SoapBox]

53. The Weathervane just needs to blow a bit more in the Democratic Socialist direction!

jeff47...you are indeed the thread winner!

[azmom]

24. It's laughable coming from Hillary.

What a joke.

[SonderWoman]

28. The joke is the candidate who talks tough but...

Can't crank out any policy or show any accomplishments.

[azmom]

31. No, the joke is that you really

Believe she would act on such policy.

[SonderWoman]

35. LOL.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/05/14/hillary-clintons-litmus-test-for-supreme-court-nominees-a-pledge-to-overturn-citizens-united/

[azmom]

42. Your candidate has an integrity problem.

[SonderWoman]

43. She'll be your candidate too soon enough.

[azmom]

45. Not going to happen

[link:|

[SonderWoman]

48. What's not going to happen?

[BlueCaliDem]

76. Yet another Sanders supporter who basically said he'll not vote for Hillary when his candidate LOSES

the primaries.

Strange, but I have yet to see a Hillary Clinton supporter even insinuate such a losing position. Makes me wonder how many Sanders supporters are Democrats and how many are Democrats In Name Only on message boards.

[ibegurpard]

60. let us hope not

[HassleCat]

30. Yes, I did

And that's what prompted my question. There is emotional support, the kind of "I'm with you" stuff we get from all candidates. but there is no mention of any specific reform that would stem the flow of "soft money" and that sort of thing. In fact, the HuffPo article goes on to mention how previous presidents expressed the same sentiments Hillary Clinton is voicing, then backed away from significant reforms. So my question still stands unanswered.

[kenfrequed]

59. Indeed

And Bernie already has a history of standing up to big money. Hillary has a history of taking it.

[Skwmom]

44. Donors are already disclosed. A lot of good that has done. n/t

[Truprogressive85]

46. Let me get this

So HRC has no problem in the use dark money to get her nominated, than do 360 on her donors by limit their funding

[d_legendary1]

55. I have a hard time believing that too

What's next? Regulating Wall Street with cronies from Goldman Sachs?

[99Forever]

49. Anyone who believes this..

...will happen...

[thereismore]

50. I somehow cannot believe that there is nothing in there for her benefactors. nt

[SouthernProgressive]

73. O'Malley and Clinton are the only two currently running on a pretty comprehensive platforms. nt.