Wall Street v. Main Street

Our nation is facing an economic crisis that we have never witnessed before. Of course, you already know this. These tough times may have even affected you directly, whether it has been losing your job, not finding work, or even having your house foreclosed. Unlike Congressmen Mack, I feel your pain. Just recently my bank informed me that they intend on foreclosing my house, where I have lived for many years. The reason for this is simple, many of the small businesses that were my clients have gone under over the past year, which has severely reduced my yearly income. That is why I feel so strongly about supporting small businesses in America. According to the United States Small Business Association, small businesses have generated over 60 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years and small businesses employ over half of U.S. workers. It is time we started developing more tax incentives for small business and stop pandering to wall street. But how is that even possible without campaign finance reform?

Lately, the Republican party is trying to claim to be a reformist party. That if they are elected, they are going to change Washington. How does this make any sense when they want to hand over the reins of power to special interest groups and lobbyists! Last January, the Supreme Court handed down a decision which essentially allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money in political advertisements, telling voters that they should vote in favor or against a political candidate. Basically it does two things, any legislator who wants to enact real reform is going to have a giant target sign on their back, and any legislator who is willing to do the bidding of special interest groups is going to have a job for life. When this radical decision was announced, RNC chairman Michael Steele said "Today's decision by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC, serves as an affirmation of the constitutional rights provided to Americans under the first amendment," But what about our representative, Congressman Mack? Surely he would never support such a radical interpretation of the Constitution, right? Unfortunately, this is not so. The following is a quote from a press release that his office sent out shortly after the Supreme Court decision; "Today's decision by the Supreme Court is a win for freedom, individual liberty and democracy and a blow against burdensome government interference in free speech." What Congressman Mack doesn't understand, is that the American people are not behind him on this. A poll conducted by ABC and the Washington Post found that 80 percent of Americans opposed the decision and over 70 percent support the idea of legislation re-instating the restrictions the court recently lifted. It doesn't take a Constitutional Law professor to know that this Supreme Court Decision is horrendous. If you believe that protecting the integrity of our elections is more important than a radical interpretation of the Constitution, I ask that you support me to replace Connie Mack in Congress. Click here to learn how you can help!