That Senator Clinton is currently bought and paid for by special interest groups, expecially big Pharmaceutical.

Perhaps years ago, Hillary Clinton would have been a candidate for change.

Now she's just another former Walmart boad member, Washington DC beltway insider, who is as close to being George W. Bush as you can get without being named Cheney.

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If it's political change you is looking for, you will be sorely disappointed with Obama, Clinton or McCain for that matter.. Ron Paul, Edwards etc would have been better choices.

One only needs to look no further than our esteemed Democratic congress to get a hint of what the next democratic President would be like. Not much different than the last President as world event will dictate much of the agenda.

Obama or McCain might be able to work across the aisle better than Clinton. None of them would hesitate to go into Afghanistan or even Pakistan for that matter to bomb terrorists. All three are inherently pro-choice and think pretty much alike within degrees.

Obama gets my vote as of now, not because of some grand policy that the others don't have, but because he seems to be able to reinvigorate the nation after 8 years of Bush - and I don't think he'll give the store away to the terrorists or immigrants!

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The Republican's New Agenda is to Stop Obama, they want to run against Hillary. They have so much dirt in their Arsenal on the Clintons just waiting to be Unleashed (movies, scandals, lawsuits, books) -- that is why Rush Limbaugh is Begging, Begging his listeners to vote for Hillary. Limbaugh declared: “I want the funeral music to play at some point to the Clintons, but not this early.” America, if Hillary becomes the nominee, we haven't seen nothing yet!



Who released the Canadian Memo and distorted its contents--, where did that come from and who called Goolsbee to a meeting and conveniently set him up? Who pushed up Rezko's trial which, was to start much later this year? Why did the Somali picture come out, along with Farrakahn endoresement and a radio jock mocking of Obama's middle name? Which was allowed to be played over and over again by the Main-stream media. We have to ask these things? Who wants to Kill unity and hope? Was this part of the Kitchen Sink or may be the Basement (Swiftboating)? I do know its dirty politics and until we reject this kind of politicking in America we will be a pawn in their hands, the people of power, and never find our true Independence and Voice which Obama is offering. The Evil Ones are just getting started, warmed up. Someone is trying to pull our strings. The Truth will come out, however. Hopefully, America we can see through this Rouse this time and elect CHANGE!

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Politicians this year have echoed the sentiment of the American people that we need substantial change in the way that politics is working in Washington and around the nation. The fact that “the system is broken” is widely accepted. But no new President can change much as long as corruption prevails. Bribery of public officials and the corruption of public office must be stopped.

Do not for a moment believe those who say “but bribery is already illegal.” In fact, it has been institutionalized by the way that political campaigns are funded and conducted “under prevailing law” Real change can only come if the power is returned to the people, rescued from the hands of special interests motivated by greed rather than the public good.

Here is a Constitutional Amendment to prohibit bribery and the sale of public office-- one that can make politics an honorable profession. Today honest Politicians who fight the system know they will be out-campaigned by others who are better financed by special interests and will lose office.
But, how can we get such an amendment passed under the prevailing system? It would seem impossible -- but it is not.

We suggest that you forward this amendment to ALL of your elected officials (national, state, and local) and ask them to support it. If they do not respond, or if they try to argue that prevailing law is enough, refuse to vote for them -- ever! Vote only for candidates who are pledged to support this idea. Remember that Constitutional Amendments must pass the proper number of State legislatures as well.

If you have not been voting due to disgust with the system, register now! Register as “independent” if you wish, but put good government before political affiliation.

Constitutional Amendment against Bribery

1) Bribery of any public official of the United States or of any of the several States shall constitute a felony. The solicitation or receipt of bribery by such persons shall constitute a felony and is a high crime against this Constitution. This amendment shall not be construed to lessen the seriousness of any crime covered by existing legislation.

2) The public offence of bribery includes the offering or giving of payment in any shape or form that it may be a motive in the performance of official functions for which the proper motive is a conscientious sense of duty as accepted by such public official by his or her Oath or Affirmation to support this Constitution.

3) The same laws against bribery that currently affect appointed officials in each jurisdiction, shall also affect elected officials and judges. Bribery may not be disguised in the form of gifts to family members or associates, campaign contributions, or commitments for future employment.

4) Public office involving policy-making functions or policy implementation, may not be bought or sold. This applies to governmental positions of the United States and of the several States. The buying or selling of such a public office shall constitute a felony under this Constitution. Persons seeking elective office shall not spend in such pursuit of election a sum of personal funds that is more than half of the salary to be earned while in that office; to do so shall constitute an effort to buy public office.

5) Honest government, being necessary to the security of a free State, elected public officials shall be paid salaries that are independently adjudged to be commensurate with their responsibilities.

6) The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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For purposes of Googling, etc., this amendment is cited as the “gilroyinitiative”
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