Berkley Bedell represented Iowa in the U.S. House from 1975 to 1987 and is working on behalf of Common Cause. He writes in the DesMoines Register about campaign Finance reform.
...I've heard hundreds of candidates who said they were running to "change business as usual in Washington." In fact, this presidential race has at least 15 candidates running for "change."
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The topic is of very high importance in addressing one of the ways that should be expected to lead to a return to government of by and for the people, rather than government by whores to the money interests of big international corporations. The detailed list of candidates endorsing voter-owned elections is informative and can hopefully be used as part of a guide to your voting preferences. Those candidates again are: Kucinich, Edwards, Obama, Dodd, Biden, and Gravel.
By arguing for service over party politics, the author takes a responsible position focused on restoring "government of, by and for the people." Readers are left to define their own ideas of "centrists," and given the credit to make reasonable judgments based on accurate information. My own personal view of the subject is to add two points: that accurate information is difficult to get through the most popular channels; and that the entire US governmental system has slipped so far to the right that what was considered "centrist" 25 years ago is now dubbed "Left Wing."
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