It blocks the legislative reforms that are desperately needed by all of us as consumers, taxpayers and citizens. It increases the ever-widening gap between rich and poor. It distorts the political dialogue in the mass media. And every year it gets worse. For 30 years I ve worked with Ralph Nader, and as a national board member of Common Cause, to make appeals to members of the U.S. House and Senate for meaningful campaign finance reform.
Most thoughtful politicians agree about the seriousness of the evil.
After all, they have to live with it. But none is able to cut the cord. The two major parties, now dependent upon their millions in soft money, have proven themselves to be incapable of change. Others are willing to keep trying. Be patient, they say.