Fair Elections Question Awaits Voters Tuesday
Via Chicagoist
Campaign finance reform groups have tried, mostly in vain, since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision to stem the tide of big money being funneled into the political process. Super PACs have become the norm, as a smaller group of donors contribute money to these and to groups shielded as nonprofit organizations that do not have to disclose their donor lists. The Koch Brothers are the most widely recognized names among these 1 percent donors, but both sides of the American political aisle deftly play the game in what has become a “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” mentality. Citizens United hasn’t leveled the playing field; it’s laid that field to waste and salted it so that nothing good can grow.
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