Voter Check!

It really is quite simple in my mind.  If you are a legally registered voter in an election, then you should be allowed to donate to any campaign in which you may vote for an issue or candidate.  If not, keep the check books tucked away in the desk drawer.

Only voters should be allowed to participate in election campaigns, not labor unions, corporations, Political Action Committees (PAC), and not any 501(c)(3) groups.  You see, a corporation, union, PAC or 501(c)(3) cannot vote.  So why should   This would not infringe on first amendment rights to free speech.  And the constitution was primarly dealing with political speech.

Likewise, candidate endorsements should only be given by actual voting people, and not newspapers, business associations, labor unions and other groups or legal entities.  The New York Times cannot vote for president, or senator or any candidate for office. 

So, if you're a registered voter, feel free to support any candidate of issue you choose.  But leave the non-person legal entities out of it.  They cannot vote anyway.. 

Another benefit that oculd arise form this development is a lower cost of campaign acitvities overall.  The entities are capaable of raising large cums of cash from amny peple and funneling it to a campaign war chest.  With the avenue blocked, much less cash would be available to those campaigns, forcing them to cut back on the activites, lowering the overall cost of running a campaign out of necessity.  that would make it much easier for many more people to get involved in the elec tion process and run for an elected office.

This change would have a great impact on capign finacne reform, making it unnecessary to reform.  Since the last reform bill became law, the cost of campaigns has increased rapidly.  The 2012 Presidential campaign will l.ikely exceed $1B per candidate.