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Around the constitution that the framers intended the politicians, our legislatures to be dependent on the people, not to be dependent on this other class of folks called funders. so the current situation is clearly unconstitutional or clearly at odds with framers intent. and i was curious to hear your reaction to that, whether you think thats not the situation or whether or not theres a broader interpretation. >> no, the problem is you have this ungainly system because of a 1976 supreme court c...

Campaigns and that the gap between the people and the funders only grows even greater. >> so this is actually an interesting issue in what were talking ability on a day to day basis is the constitutional architecture of how we fund elections. one of the arguments you make is that it is clear in the constitution and in the history around the constitution that the framers intended the politicians, our legislatures to be dependent on the people, not to be dependent on this other class of folks call...

Around the constitution that the framers intended the politicians, our legislatures to be dependent on the people, not to be dependent on this other class of folks called funders. so the current situation is clearly unconstitutional or clearly at odds with framers intent. and i was curious to hear your reaction to that, whether you think thats not the situation or whether or not theres a broader interpretation. >> no, the problem is you have this ungainly system because of a 1976 supreme court c...

Are talking about republicans and not him. ill give you an answer that i hope doesnt sound like a cliche. i think the american people are the ones that are going to get hurt long-term. whether youre a republican or democrat, you cant put this kind of money, if youre an average citizen, into politics. the unions can, the corporations can and they get to amplify, magnify their voice and frankly, until 2010, we thought there was a big enough problem that we had strict regulations in place to cap co...