Stop Voting For That Rich Person.

       The National Memo had an article in, this morning, about the S.E.C. and a proposed ruling that would require publicly traded corporations to reveal their political donations to their shareholders. Of course corporations and their recipients are against it. Especially trade groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute. They think it's unfair for the owners of a company to know who the company is funding for what governmental position.
       So, for instance, if you're a staunch supporter of Mitch McConnell, and the company you're part owner of, is spending large sums to defeat him for reelection, they don't think you should know about it. The thing is though, if you're part owner, why shouldn't you have the right to know about their political expenditures. After all, you might not be comfortable being an owner of such a company. Or if the company was supporting Mitch, then you might be interested in buying more stock.
       But ya know, I'd go even further. I'd say that the general public should know. They might not want to buy the product of a company that supports someone you think is a nincompoop. The question comes down to whether or not a company can be considered a person and then turn around and give huge sums of money to someone in secret. The Supreme Court says they can give any amount. I don't agree with that opinion, but it's the law. I don't agree because it gives those large donors more 1st Amendment rights than poor people. That's because they can buy far more ads for or against a candidate than a middle class person can afford.
       To my way of thinking, that gives them more 1st Amendment rights than you or I have. Money should not be equated to rights. That is, unless votes are for sale. Why should a rich man have more say than a poor man? We have a preponderance of people in office, put there by rich people. But we have some of the worst people in office of any country in the world. And their performance proves that statement. Isn't it time to put some poor people in office for a change. They couldn't do worse.