Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
Time for Public Financing of Elections
RECEIVED Sun., April 13, 2008
Dear Editor,
District Attorney Ronnie Earle was quoted [“District Eternity,” News, April 11]: "I've got some hopes that I can spend some time and energy advocating for public financing of campaigns and against corporate corruption and for universal health care,” he said. "Those are three things that I think are the very most important things that we could do to restore democracy, because if democracy depends on money, it isn't democracy – because then the public is frozen out of the process."
I agree and believe that Mr. Earle could be an inspiring leader for a nonpartisan movement with the credibility to attract the donors, activists, and voters to make this happen. Perhaps we can start with public financing of judicial elections by coordinating with existing reform groups like the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen, Common Cause, Texans for Public Justice, etc. Even including all the supporters of Kinky Friedman and Carole Strayhorn.
He is the right man at the right time for an idea whose time has come.
District Attorney Ronnie Earle was quoted [“District Eternity,” News, April 11]: "I've got some hopes that I can spend some time and energy advocating for public financing of campaigns and against corporate corruption and for universal health care,” he said. "Those are three things that I think are the very most important things that we could do to restore democracy, because if democracy depends on money, it isn't democracy – because then the public is frozen out of the process."
I agree and believe that Mr. Earle could be an inspiring leader for a nonpartisan movement with the credibility to attract the donors, activists, and voters to make this happen. Perhaps we can start with public financing of judicial elections by coordinating with existing reform groups like the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen, Common Cause, Texans for Public Justice, etc. Even including all the supporters of Kinky Friedman and Carole Strayhorn.
He is the right man at the right time for an idea whose time has come.
Paul Silver
