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13009809, RE: AS PRESIDENT, I WILL:
Posted by stravinskian, Fri Apr-22-16 10:54 AM
>Only appoint Supreme Court justices who will make it a
>priority to overturn Citizens United and who understand that
>corruption in politics means more than just quid pro quo.

So, an identical position to Hillary and Obama.

>Fight to pass a constitutional amendment making it clear that
>Congress and the states have the power to regulate money in
>elections. I have been a proud sponsor and leading champion of
>such an amendment in the Senate.

So, a feel-good statement for something that will never happen.

>Fight for a publicly financed, transparent system of campaign
>financing that amplifies small donations, along the lines of
>the Fair Elections Now Act that I have been pleased to
>co-sponsor, and an effective public financing system for
>president.

Public financing, really? Have you watched the news for the last forty years?

It's a nice goal, but that's the really long game.

>Insist on complete transparency regarding the funding of
>campaigns, including through disclosure of contributions to
>outside spending groups, via legislation, action by the
>Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Election
>Commission, and Federal Communication Commission, and an
>executive order requiring government contractors to disclose
>their political spending.

Standard campaign finance reform proposals. Mainstream Democrats would not oppose that.

>Fight to eliminate super PACs and other outside spending
>abuses.

Identical to Hillary and Obama's positions.

>Work to aggressively enforce campaign finance rules.

Vague boilerplate.


Again, everything he has is either ludicrous (constitutional amendment), or completely conventional.