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Democrats regularly scream about “Big Money” and “Dark Money” in campaigns, yet they brought truckloads of such money into Georgia and South Carolina in the last election cycle. Democrats lost badly South Carolina, but their money bought them two radical Marxist Senators from Georgia. It’s quite clear that whatever efforts have been made to modify campaign finance rules haven’t achieved their stated goals.
Rules on large donations to campaigns are designed – in theory – to prevent megadonors from swaying the election. But this is a game. And games always have little ways to “not cheat.” A jump shooter in the NBA can “lean in” to a defender, causing a referee to call a foul. A fan in the outfield bleachers can steal signs and pass them on to batters. As AJ Foyt noted, “It ain’t cheatin’ if you don’t get caught.” There are so many work-arounds for Leftist Silicon Valley billionaires that the little Dutch boy hasn’t got enough fingers to plug the holes in this dike. That dam has broken. We need to consider a different approach.
In my home state of Florida, I vote for local officials as well as state Representatives and Senators. Those elections don’t seem to have a lot of financial corruption, but… Oh, yes, our Central Florida State Attorney was financed by George Soros (indirectly, of course). As we look around the country, State Attorneys in St. Louis and San Francisco appear on the Soros list as well. We know how well that’s working out, as bad guys get out of jail free, but law abiding citizens end up on the naughty list.
Moving up the food chain, we have federal elections for Senators and Congress-critters. These are the ones that get large attention from foreign donors in Silicon Valley, Chicago, and New York. Foreign to Florida, that is. And we have to ask why anyone outside of Florida should have a voice in who represents Florida in Congress? Those outsiders aren’t Floridians! Those Senators and Congress-critters are Floridians who represent Floridians! Why do we allow Peter Thiel or the Koch brothers to influence our Florida elections? They don’t live or vote in Florida.
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Moving up to the very top of the heap, the Presidential election doesn’t have Floridians voting for a Presidential candidate! Yes, Donald Trump and Joe Biden were the listed candidates, but actually we voted for “electors” who – drum roll please – represent Florida. It seems archaic in a way, but local Floridians gather to cast votes for the President in a process separate from the November assembly and counting of citizen votes.
All this roundabout discussion has one key point. All elections in Florida involve Floridians choosing Floridians who will represent them in various bodies. Not one person who lives outside of Florida has any legitimate interest or proper voice in selecting those representatives. Period. So why do we let them contribute money to campaigns in Florida? It’s not their business!
Let’s extend this to business contributions. Why should Amazon, which is based in Seattle, have any voice in Florida elections? Jeff Bezos is as far from us as you can get in the lower 48. Why does Florida – or any state, for that matter – want to allow out-of-state businesses a voice in its internal affairs? Under Citizens United, businesses are allowed to finance political speech, but there’s no reason to allow that right to extend to electoral offices in a state that isn’t their home. There is a reasonable argument that they should be allowed to speak on issues that affect their business in Florida, but that’s different from supporting or opposing a candidate.
One further restriction should be considered. If you are contributing to a candidate’s campaign, you are engaged in electoral politics. At a minimum, you ought to be registered to vote. So, without further ado, allow me to present a possible state Constitutional Amendment that incorporates these key principles.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment:
Part 1: No candidate for elective office in Florida or Political Action Committee supporting or opposing a candidate for public office in Florida shall accept any monies not originating from either a registered voter in Florida or business domiciled in Florida. Since Electors for the President are candidates within Florida, Presidential campaigns shall be subject to the same limitations. The penalty for violation shall be treble the funds accepted, and the candidate and campaign treasurer shall be personally responsible. With regard to Presidential campaigns, the Presidential candidate and campaign treasurer shall be responsible rather than the electors.
Part 2: Issue advertising shall be subject to the same restrictions, with the exception that businesses with a physical presence in Florida may participate in campaigns related to their business interests.
This proposed Amendment would not in any way deal with contribution limits. That is a separate matter for the legislature. It would, however, establish that elections in Florida are of, by, and for the people of Florida. Imagine what might have happened if Georgia had had such a law.
Ted Noel MD posts on social media as @vidzette and @DoctorTed.
COVID-19 lockdowns are taking down an independent news outlet
Nobody said running a media site would be easy. We could use some help keeping this site afloat.
Colleagues have called me the worst fundraiser ever. My skills are squarely rooted on the journalistic side of running a news outlet. Paying the bills has never been my forte, but we’ve survived. We have ads on the site that help, but since the site’s inception this has been a labor of love that otherwise doesn’t bring in the level of revenue necessary to justify it.
When I left a nice, corporate career in 2017, I did so knowing I wouldn’t make nearly as much money. But what we do at NOQ Report to deliver the truth and fight the progressive mainstream media narrative that has plagued this nation is too important for me to sacrifice it for the sake of wealth. We know we’ll never make a ton of money this way, and we’re okay with that.
Things have become harder with the coronavirus lockdowns. Both ad money and donations that have kept us afloat for a while have dropped dramatically. We thought we could weather the storm, but the resurgence of lockdowns that mainstream media and Democrats are pushing has put our prospects in jeopardy. In short, we are now in desperate need of financial assistance.
The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $17,300 to stay afloat through March when we hope the economy will be more open, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated.
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We just launched a new GiveSendGo page. We also have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
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