Am I the only one becoming so cynical about the usefulness of petitions? I used to believe that they could potentially alter something - I just don't see anything changing and signing them ends with me becoming the target of extreme fundraising efforts. Constantly feeling used.
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I think fundraising has gotten out of control.
If you donate to any of them, you have no way of knowing who or what the money is going to.
Seems everyone is doing it. Petitioners and even people we elected to do those things they are asking money for.
We pay them a salary.
Fundraising needs accountability or it needs to stop.
@KrystalWizard @Kinnison A large part of it is that we've evolved into the constant never-ending election. The first day of a new campaign begins the day after election day. We spend way too much money on putting people in power to govern. If baseball can institute a timer to speed up the game, certainly we should be able to limit how long one can be running for public office. Our return on investment sucks really.
@KrystalWizard @Kinnison Citizens United really screwed us all over terribly and we're still paying the cost of it. We need both term limits and campaign finance reform legislation badly - but what politician will run on that platform? Too much money in the game.
You are most certainly not alone. I feel the same way and that is why I have stopped signing petitions. Getting bombarded with emails and text messages after I have signed a petition has gotten out of control!
@altucker I believe petitions only work on a small, local scale. And only sometimes
@altucker Petitions seem more like a way to gain E-mails and phone # for marketing.
Even Referendums don't have the same affect anymore