[Cross posted at E Pluribus Unum ]
In a recent diary of mine, I proposed a constitutional amendment to prohibit political donations -- by corporations -- to sitting members of Congress and the White House, aka "legal bribery:"
Section 1: No elected member of the legislative or executive branch shall accept money, in-kind donations, offers of employment or anything of value from non-citizens of the United States.Section 2. Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed to allow Congress or a State to make any law abridging the freedom of the press.
Go read my previous diary; it goes into more detail about how this might work and why we need it.
For now, I want to address the tactical methods whereby the people could enact this amendment despite the Congress' hesitation to restrict the ready flow of donations into their campaign coffers.
