The biggest recipients of soft money and expenders thereof are the major media corporations, each of which has a First Amendment right to secure and disburse funds without limit, in support of or opposition to those whom they wish to celebrate, denounce, or simply ignore. I do not propose restricting the liberties of the media, but I do insist that all others possess equal rights. For that reason, Buchanan's proposal to restrict contributions by individuals and non-media business organizations cannot be Constitutionally defended. At first blush, that's an attractive concept. Each citizen should have the same rights as labor bosses, corporate tycoons, and media moguls.
Direct democracy works fine in a town meeting of limited size.
Pat should spend less time communing with Lenora Fulani and more time studying the Constitution of the United States. For those who love liberty, the Constitutionalism of the Founding Fathers is immeasurably preferable to Perot-style populism.