How Much Do Elections Cost? If You Have To Ask------

Well, Congress is up in arms over some of the decisions of the Supreme Court, as well they should be. The big one was the court's decision in Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission. It basically said the sky's the limit, when it comes to campaign financing. Now election campaigns are no holds barred and no money refused, oh and no ad too big of a lie. And can you believe, of all people, the Congress of the United States Of America is dissatisfied with that decision. Harrumph, who isn't. Except for the big daddy's who are spending the money to rip politicians apart. Now that's okay with almost everybody, as long as it isn't their favorite politician getting dismembered. Anyway, Congress has a plan to fix the problem, and put the Supremes in their place. They never liked the Justices anyway. Wouldn't ya just know, this is the one thing Congress has found bi-partisan support for. Now they, meaning Congress, has some thoughts on how to handle this concern. They're considering a bill that would give Congress the right to regulate spending. Hey, they're even considering a constitutional amendment that would state that Congress shall have the say on campaign financing. Is that the best thing to do? I mean putting Congress in charge of who can spend how much? Congress is part of the problem now. Just imagine what it would be like if they made all the decisions on the subject. Who's guilty of breaking our laws? Well I can tell you, it ain't us. It must be that opponent. Not the incumbent. Horror of horrors. String em up. No, I think I'd rather turn over the control of election campaign finance to somebody with a little less to gain from it. How about the Federal Election Commission? They don't have anything else to do these days since the Supreme Court decided they couldn't oversee elections anymore. Maybe they'd be willing to keep an eye on campaigns. Naw, I doubt the Congress would approve of any outsider looking over their shoulders.