Dear Judge Jim Gray,
I think we need a Constitutional Amendment to begin taking the money and influence of our elected officials from the lobbyists for the big money interests. The 99%ers need a doable goal if they want a fundamental change to the way we’re governed.
The Peoples’ Amendment
Given the United States Supreme Court’s recent decisions regarding political contributions, I believe we need a Constitutional Amendment that only permits voters registered for a given election to make contributions of money, labor, or anything else of value to politicians and political campaigns. Additionally, for a period of four years after leaving office or government employment, the Amendment should prohibit any legislator or government employee from working for any lobbyist organization or an individual who lobbies legislators or government employees. And finally, all persons, businesses, organizations, and associations are prohibited from insider trading or benefiting from inside information and shall be punishable by financial/criminal penalties, and dissolution in the case of nonpersons.
Passage of that Amendment would make elected officials more accountable to the voters they represent and their own conscience rather than to the special interests that currently hold sway, and restore our government to one that’s of the people, by the people, and for the people. Perhaps this idea could become the rallying cry of the American Spring (fall) movement that’s now in the streets protesting against the misdeeds of Wall Street.
Respectfully submitted,
George S. Louis, Esq.
1573 Kimberly Woods Drive,
El Cajon, CA 92020-7261
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