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Brother, Can You Spare A Dime for Democracy?

From Examiner.com

In uncertain and transformational times, populism has a way of finding itself onto Politician’s lips and into the legislation they propose. Though well meaning we’re sure, Rep. Keys bill to require the political parties to pay for their own primaries is bad public policy in our opinion.

This indirect “pay to play” plan makes us very uncomfortable- and may be deemed unconstitutional if it passed and went to the High Court.  If I was a political party with a money disadvantage, I would be claiming from the rooftops that this isn’t fair, especially if a neighboring state didn’t have such requirements. Read more…

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