I’ve got an idea: let’s just eliminate the whole voting process. Everyone
knows how tainted voting is. Fewer and fewer people do it and those who do cheat constantly and then corrupt public figures lie about the
results (somehow, Republicans believe this and don’t question that Republicans hold all the power). Let’s replace that sham
system with the way it really works: those with money win. After all, to some of our fellow citizens, money IS speech, which must mean
they believe the ones with the most money have the greatest right to speak (and those without money better shut up). Those same folks
believe private property rights trump all others (good-bye, Endangered Species Act, passed
under the suddenly-too-liberal Nixon).
So, let’s get out of the way of those who are corrupt enough to buy access and those who
are corrupt enough to sell it. We’ll call it Free Market Democracy in the New and Improved AmeriCo! mjh
in Race to Stay Mayor By Jim Ludwick, Journal Staff Writer
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez has raised more than $1.1
million for his re-election effort.
That’s more than four times as much as City Councilor Eric Griego, who has reported
monetary contributions totaling nearly $265,000.
And it is roughly $1 million ahead of Council President Brad Winter, who has
raised $154,000 in his bid to unseat Chávez.
ABQjournal: Wage Opponents Top Backers in Spending By Olivier
Uyttebrouck, Journal Staff Writer
Three groups opposing a proposed minimum wage initiative spent a total of $206,048 as of
Friday, topping supporters’ expenditures of $137,483, according to reports filed at the City Clerk’s Office.
The initiative
on the city’s ballot Tuesday calls for an hourly minimum wage of $7.50 for regular workers and $4.50 for tipped workers at businesses
with 11 or more employees.
The Albuquerque Minimum Wage Committee, which supports the initiative, reported total contributions
of $81,669. The three opposing groups raised $225,471.
Blunt’s fundraising propels him
to Republican leadership role BY MATT STEARNS AND DAVID GOLDSTEIN, Knight Ridder Newspapers
In a move of unusual
perceptiveness, Blunt – himself a man of modest means – began sending contributions from his own campaign coffers to 21 Republicans
throughout the country running for Congress for the first time.