Comptroller Peter Franchot is expected today to propose campaign finance reform measures during a Tuesday afternoon speech at Goucher College.
Sources close to the comptroller said the proposed changes could place the state on the cutting edge of public transparency.
Details of the speech were not immediately available.
The speech is part of Constitution Day activities at the Towson college.
The problem ultimately, is that until the Supreme Court changes tack, nothing will change. This past Court year a Montana bill limiting campaign contributions was overruled based on the Citizens Bank ruling of 2010.
The answer is that the corrupt major parties have seen to it that THEY are the ones who get real power. Giving to the parties is not limited nearly like it is to individual candidates. And thus the citizen's power to support someone worthy is clipped. Only the party machine can do that, and thus it can make it nearly impossible for a good candidate to challenge the establishment.
This is what I posted last week. Open free contributions all on line with donor name, company name and amount. Mr Franchot, ADD to your bill TAXING all contributions to the recipient at the highest going personal tax rate as income to the recipient JUST AS WE are all taxed on every dime we receive form any source. That would be hundreds of millions of dollars nationally.
He's also not immune from the need to be transparent.
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