The two major political parties of the United States have made much lately of campaign finance reform but have done little to rectify the problem created by those contributions. It is still accepted practice for politicians to receive "campaign contributions" from anyone and any organization anywhere even from outside the country. Any politician will explain that the contributors are aware that their money does not influence their decisions but is donated because of the politicians overall philosophy of government. What hogwash. These contributions are simply bribes by another name. Quid pro quo reigns in politics. Back scratching is the rule of the day.

How can the political influence of PAC's, unions and big business be taken out of the political doings of the United States and lesser governments, i.e. state and local? The money equation can be nullified to a great extent by true campaign finance reform. Legislation should be enacted that prevents office seekers from accepting money from anyone other than those individuals who are qualified to vote within the geographic area of the office sought.

In the United States, Senators would not be allowed to accept money from outside their state: Representatives would be unable to accept money from outside their districts. On a state level county commissioners would not be able to accept money from outside the county, mayors from outside their city, et ceterea. This would cause the office seekers and eventual office holders to be beholden to only those supporters within their office's geogrphic area..

Another further reaching step that I would suggest is to amend the constitutions of the U.S. and all states to allow only owners of real estate property to vote. This is how it was in the early days of the Republic. Real estate owners are more sensitive to the effects of government than are say renters or lessors. Renters and lessors have no land to be taxed or to lose; property owners have something very real to lose and quite popular to tax.