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Districts, a lot more representative districts and a lot more competitive districts. it doesnt matter whether its republicans or democrats. ifç one party controls the legislature and the governors office, they brutalize the lines. and both parties are guilty of doing it. we should take it out of the hands of the politicians, tle s elected officials and put it in the hands of a citizens committee. and that stuff can work. california passed a proposition to establish it. other states have done i...

Effective lobbying. this past year, it was $1.2 trillion. you know, almost double. $1.2 trillion of corporate tax breaks in the tax code. if we got rid of them, if we got rid of them, even if we lowered the rate from the 35%, which no one pays, to 25%, we would generate about $1 trillion in income, in new revenue a year. over a ten-year period, thats $10 trillion. that almost takes care of the entire projected federal deficit. and why arent we doing it? because there are lobbyists to defend each...

Responsibility here. youve got your job, ive got my job, lets work together. but why should the president be accountable for them not doing their job? >> well, at the end of the day, he is going to be held accountable, because thats what the american people are going to do when they go to the voting booths. theyre going to say, look at my president and hold him accountable. now, as far as christie goes, he can be facing a very tough election 2013, so maybe a vp spot isnt so bad. but hes at least...

>> the thing is, its a peculiar disconnect. but i will announce that i did talk to a guy -- i talked to a commander on the u.s. space station, an astronaut, i guess a week or two ago, he says well be getting to mars in no time. maybe that can be your own planet. >> and ron paul can be president. >> pleasure to meet you, professor. thank you, guys. happy halloween to all four of you. if you are asking questions, we are trying to do everything we can to answer those questions. and today were able ...

Corporations to be intended as people under the constitution. and for more than two centuries, we never treated them with free speech rights. this idea of corporations having free speech rights is a fairly new one. and this citizens united ruling is the most extreme extension of that corporate rights doctrine. we need to restore democracy to the people, with a 28th amendment that ensures that we, the people, rule, not, we, the corporations. >> as you know, i couldnt agree with you more. jimmy wi...

Republicans with mike huckabee and rand paul leading a close pack. iowa hosts a very important senate race. state senator joni ernest has a slight edge on mark jacobs. most recently ernest made national headlines with this campaign ad. >> i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm. when i get to washington ill know how to cut pork. >> she knows how to get attention. that isnt the most shocking ad. we have bob quaus turning heads with a video of his own. >> hi, im bob. im running, running for iowa...

Worth it. go to this website. >> youre pandering. >> i have to pander a little bit, im selling books. in the long term what youre suggesting, the 28th amendment, i go further and say to the occupy guys guys you made a good point. you focused attention on inequality in this country, but you didnt give us a road to do anything about it. so adopt the 28th amendment as your cause. dont just whine, do something positive. lets go. we can do this. >> thats a great call and great to come from you. i agr...

Get to the point where we can force our lawmakers to stop trading, insider trading on the stock market, i mean, what hope is there for really any other change? >> again, i would say, even if we cant, it will only add to the amendment for the 28th amendment to get money out of politics. because if we cant stop this, it means we only need that many more people working to separate business and state from the auction system. jack, give us a sense, as to your opinion of senator liebermans offer and t...