Regulating Money in Political Campaigns: Where are the MA leaders?

From the Washington Independent:

Sen. Al Franken and 16 other senators are proposing a constitutional amendment that would return the authority to regulate money in political campaigns to state and federal governments, an ability that was partly undermined by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizen United decision. The Senate amendment, which has a recent House counterpart, would give Congress and states the authority to regulate money spent in federal and state political campaigns.

Only one of our MA congressmen--Jim McGovern-- has signed onto this.  Where's Stephen Lynch?

Blue Massachusetts and Better Democrats

34% of Needham's registered voters are Democrats (2010).

This Boston Globe article has a great graphic and town by town breakdown of registered Democrats: Snapshot: Democrats as percent of voters 2010 - Boston.com

With a state this blue, why don't we have universal health care (not just mandated health insurance)? Why do we have regressive state taxes? Why is the legislature voting against union bargaining rights?

Occupy Politics/Occupy the Burbs coverage

It's a MAIN STREET movement. (Natick MA 11/2011)

This is a new thread (instead of cramming more and more into old ones) for coverage on "phase 2" of Occupy tactics (engaging politics) and a running list of press coverage of MA Burb'ish Occupations.

(click here for other posts on this blog re: Occupy)

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