All 50 Democratic (including the two Independents who work with the Democrats) Senators support S2747, introduced on September 14. It is the “Freedom to Vote” Act. Here is a link to the text.
The bill eliminates public funding for presidential candidates in primary season, one of the few federal government programs that helps minor parties.
pdf is what the hacks play with in public.
Earlier Sen Klob E bills –
S.2646
S.2626
Some stats on the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, 1976 – 2020:
Total paid to candidates and parties: $1,525,778,897
Total paid by party:
Republicans: $751,317,276 (last general election candidate: McCain 2008)
Democrats: $706,224,814 (last general election candidate: Kerry 2004)
Reform: $48,997,776
1996 $29,000,000 (Perot)
2000 $17,123,125 (Buchanan)
2000 $2,522,690 (Convention)
2012 $351,961 (Roemer – Reform + American’s Elect)
National Unity
1980 $4,242,304 (Anderson)
New Alliance: $2,977,121
1988 $963,798 (Fulani)
1992 $2,013,323 (Fulani)
Populist: $1,773,462
2004 $891,968 (Nader – Populist + Reform)
2008 $881,494 (Nader – Populist + Natural Law + Peace & Freedom)
Green: $1,560,472
2000 $732,307 (Nader)
2012 $372,130 (Stein)
2016 $456,035 (Stein)
Natural Law: $1,558,275
1992 $353,159 (Hagelin)
1996 $504,830 (Hagelin)
2000 $700,286 (Hagelin)
Libertarian: $847,982
2008 $215,966 (Gravel)
2012 $632,016 (Johnson)
Citizens: $193,734
1984 $193,734 (Johnson)
Fund balance, as of August 31, 2021: $399,556,319
There have been 12 Presidential election cycles since the fund was created in 1976 and a total of 11 different people running outside of the Republican and Democratic parties have received funds.
“Freedom to Vote” means you only get to vote for approved candidates.
We the People should introduce these traitors to our Freedom to Burn Act.
666 USA Senate –
one of the worst [if not THE worst] ANTI-Democracy legislative bodies in Western Civilization
— full of blow-hard super-hacks esp from small States — like ex-Sen. Biden.
Day of the rope coming for them soon.