RGeorgeDunn endorses Cameron Brown- It's time to end "Pay to Play" campaigning!

Awesome!  Add to that: in Michigan, only people who can donate to a candidate is the Michigan registered voter electorate.

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You have just gotten my endorsement Senator Brown. :o) 

Did you read this Foolish Scribe's bit to the

 Michigan Congress? 

To Michigan Congress~ Those who make history, Make History

I put FairTax into our VAT, which Michigan has and recognized part of the cashflow problem is property taxes.  We need jobs, not more tax and this service tax coming is just that, slight of hand, but more out of our cashflow.  Hope you can find value in what the FairTax does for jobs and our State's' welfare.  Reality can be cold and dark when Good Men do Nothing~

[Northern Light] Are Michigan Banks being looted?

This Bank story ended up buried, not on Frank Beckmann's podcast log.  I believe the banker is Chairman of the Gaming Commission.  Maybe you should run for Governor.

R. George Dunn

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Sen. Cameron S. Brown

To: rgdunn@veionline.com

Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:17 PM

Subject: It's time to end "Pay to Play" campaigning!

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Dear R. GEORGE, Defending the principle of "one person, one vote" will be my top priority if privileged to serve as Michigan's next Secretary of State.  In fact, I'm not waiting until 2010 or beyond to protect the integrity of our elections, which are under increasing attack from groups like ACORN who wish to compromise them.   In recent weeks and months, I've introduced bills that will strengthen Michigan's election laws and strongly punish those who violate them.  I've advanced legislation to help put an end to ACORN's submission of fraudulent voter registration applications, and to put real teeth in laws forbidding such groups from paying people to vote for certain candidates or political parties.    This week, I announced the submission of Senate Bill 984, which will address unethical election practices brought to light in the recent Detroit City Council elections.  The Detroit News detailed a long standing but rarely discussed practice in which local candidates must pay community organizations, unions and other groups as much as $5,000 in exchange for endorsements.   This "pay to play" system means critical campaign endorsements are awarded to candidates not on the basis of their qualifications for the job, but on the size of their pocketbooks.  This is unethical and it should be illegal.  Instead, it has become the norm in Detroit politics over the years, even though the Detroit News says such practices are "virtually unheard of in U.S. politics."   Michigan voters must be able to trust that endorsements from respected organizations are awarded based on merit, just like they must be able to trust that groups like ACORN are not unfairly impacting our elections.  Again, I'm not waiting until 2010 or beyond to address such critical issues - I'm tackling them now, and my efforts will continue along the path to becoming your next Secretary of State.   If you agree that defending the principle of "one person, one vote" and protecting the integrity of our elections should be our next Secretary of State's top priority, I welcome your support of my campaign.   Sincerely,     CAMERON S. BROWN State Senator Republican Secretary of State Candidate www.cameronsbrown.com   About Sen. Cameron Brown Sen. Cameron S. Brown is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State.   Currently serving in his second term, Sen. Brown and his wife Helen live in the farmhouse built by his great-great grandparents near Sturgis.   During his time in the legislature, Sen. Brown has earned a reputation as a principled conservative willing to take tough stands on issues that reflect his Republican values.   To learn more about Sen. Brown and his campaign, visit www.cameronsbrown.com.

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Hope you can find value in what the FairTax does for jobs and our State's' welfare.  Reality can be cold and dark when Good Men do Nothing~