JAWORSKI (Joe Jaworski): Billionaires like Tim Dunn and Jeff Yass are payrolling their way into Texas policy. The Legislature must consider campaign...
Gone are the days when careerist politicians balanced their wealthy donors’ interests with those of the public, writes Joe Jaworski.Texas government, a public trust since the fall of the Alamo, has today been affordably purchased by donors of roaring wealth who want GOP-led government to satisfy their arcane motivations.
These driven billionaires annually spend a manageable portion of their sustainable wealth to reserve first-class seats next to constitutional power. They effectively outrank us, we who innocently believe there exists a “one man, one vote” level playing field within a vanishing Texas democracy.
There are many such stories. It’s past time we reform our scandalous state government. The best way forward is to adopt campaign finance limits.Wisconsin limits statewide incumbentsto 30% of a candidate’s contributions. The nation’s most recent convert, after decades of allowing unlimited contributions, is Oregon which now limits individual campaign contributions at $3,300 after Gov. Tina KotekWith 20 TV markets and 31 million people, Texas is massive in size however you measure it.
It’s perverse to lavish candidates with grotesquely excessive campaign contributions and then, once installed, expect them to hold the line on government spending. I’m confident anyone bold enough to seek office can find a way to court Texas voters on a reasonable budget after campaign finance limits are adopted. The U.S.
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