Removing dark money from politics will benefit all

By Carl Homstad Decorah

The 1-percent rule this country. They own the media, many politicians and now the Supreme Court. They have hollowed out public education, nearly destroyed unions and gerrymandered most of the country, Meanwhile, they use their media empire to distract us with useless polling, culture war nonsense, racism and xenophobia.

There are many thousands of good people working hard to get our government back, but the oligarchy has used its power to make it so that a handful of bought-and-paid-for politicians can stop any progress. They only have to play defense, and they can afford it.

This is not a partisan issue, and it isn’t about philosophy. It’s money. The 1-percent isn’t loyal to anything but their own wealth and power. Before the Supreme Court Citizens United ruling, our government mostly worked.

Dark money means we have no way to know who is paying to influence our vote. We know that China and Russia and others are actively trying to exert influence.

It doesn’t have to be like this. We must work on getting big dark money out of politics for the benefit of all, and the sake of our country. If we don’t, the cruel farce that many now perceive our government to be will become a permanent reality.

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