Campaign finances has been a controversial subject for a while. In a recent Los Angeles Times article, the debate continues over an Arizona law that attempts to 'level the playing field' with campaign funding for public candidates. The Supreme Court Justice is now involved and are expected to object to public funding to be provided to candidates who do not raise private funding for their campaign. The main issue is the infringement on constitutional rights that excludes this issue as being a state affair. Since Republicans outnumber Democrats in The Supreme Court, it is obvious why the Arizona law will get rejected. Privately funded candidates are usually members of the GOP, so leveling the playing field would work against them.
Our constitution was founded and written on a number of basic truths that still stand true today. I can't deny that. Just look up The Virgina Dynasty and notice the similarities. However, the world and America have changed significantly since the time of our fore-fathers and now is the time for these issues need to be addressed. Advertisers pay approximately 2.5 million dollars for a 30 second commercial in hope of reaching 90 million people during the Super Bowl in 2011. Money talks, especially to the American public, and some base their vote purely on what they've seen on tv, not on research.
Perhaps the Arizona law had its flaws and may not be the best way to go about the issue. Progress still needs to be made to allow for a larger selection of candidates for the American public to choose from. We need to change the way people perceive politics and increase involvement from the public for our future democracy.
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