NOW "Votes for Sale?" | PBS

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Can "clean campaigns" save our democracy? Check out this eye-opening preview to a special one-hour version of the PBS newsmagazine NOW airing October 20, 2006 (check local listings). The show examines "clean campaigns," a movement to rid political elections of big money and special interest influence.

Impossible, you say? Already written into law in places like Arizona and Maine -- and the source of a contentious ballot proposition debate in California -- clean campaigns might revolutionize the way politicians run for office and inspire more everyday citizens to do the same. But are campaigning restrictions a violation of free speech? Get tuned in NOW.

PBS airdate: Friday, October 20 at 9:00 p.m. (check local listings). For more information visit www.pbs.org/now

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[nepatizma]

who cares who wins ? the people running are hand picked to run they will do what they are told no matter what side they are on ( there is no side). do you really think that someone that is in it for the people of america would ever win? yea right we all know what happens when one of the good guys gets in. jfk ring a bell.

[alicepaul2]

Obama breaks his promise to take public funding. Not even the official candidate yet. SO MUCH FOR Obama's "word".

We women have heard his pick up lines before. Just another man lying to women to get what he wants and then walking away even as "the dawn's early light" illuminates his perfidy. Let's be smarter this time!

[VFLOH]

We live in a Republic NOT a Democracy there's a distinct difference between them.

The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were repulsed by Democracy, finding it to be the worst form of government possible.

goto: teamlaw DOT org

Only he who knows can really see

[dragonball316]

ha finest leaders as long you have you money you can buy your self anything even if it s against the law the idiots of ny state igallay put a turning lane in front of my house becasue someone payed them off my house isnt sopse to be 25 feet from the road now its 15 feet from the road bacuse of the turning lane being put in ilegaly this whole nation is corrupted as long as it doesnt effect politicains theyll do whatever they want to us small popel even breaking there own laws to do so

[captstoopid]

Yer stoopid.

[redbeast2]

Ok, the only logical conclusion is that you joined youtube 3 weeks ago purely to annoy people with your idiotic behavior. Basically you're saying that people with more money to give to candidates should have more say in the government. You're saying that politicians should represent those who donate to them not those who vote for them.

[captstoopid]

Boy, you must got manure for brains. Maybe yer elected officials should be 'indebted' to contributors. That way when you votes fer or supports a feller he acts like a good ol' boy, not Boss Hog as soon as he gets hisself elected. And remember, some old important paper starts with 'We the people," not "Yer stoopid ["appropriate"]government."

[captstoopid]

And i stoled myself $12 out of yer sister's chest of drawers after getting all lickered up and onery with her. Bought myself some moonshine.

[mycatlilly]

Np. They can still be tampered with. I guess they're holding out for the presidential election, like last time.

[MarthaLJO]

Reagan, If you knew anything about history, you would realize I was referring to the beginning of this democracy when only the landed gentry (all white men) were the only ones who could vote. You Republicans are trying to return to those days.