On 2017-01-17 08:45 AM (-4), Patrick Elliott wrote:
> On 1/16/2017 1:44 PM, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>> Fortunately, at the state level, there exist politicians in both
>> parties who are
>> taking action to ditch this system.  Five states have formally called
>> for a new
>> constitutional convention.  (If you're unaware of this activity, it
>> might be
>> because those who might otherwise report it just happen to be the
>> recipients of
>> the ad revenue from all those private campaign finances.)
>>
> True, and there is hope in that, but.. its going to be the public that
> push for this, not the politicians. [...]

True.  It wasn't of the politicians' initiative to call for a 
constitutional convention; it was grassroots activists calling them up 
and saying, "Y'know, we've got a better idea for you than spending all 
your waking hours (while not in session) on the phone groveling for money."

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