Sam Gejdenson: “I think those are good rules. We are all trying to live by them. The question is, Are we going to respond to a system…”

“I think those are good rules. We are all trying to live by them. The question is, Are we going to respond to a system that is endangering the support of the American people? When they see a half a million dollars given to one campaign or another, they feel like their involvement volunteering in a campaign, or a small contribution that an average individual could give, are meaningless. Let us come together on this and give the country back to the people, send them the message that their volunteering in campaigns for Republicans, Democrats, or Independents is vital to the political process. Let us tell them that we are not going to have the kind of monstrous-sized checks given to political parties and candidates that make the average citizen feel like they do not count. Let us give America back to the people of this country, and let us rebuild the confidence, not just pointing fingers at each other, where each side may have erred, but how do we fix it. That is why we are sent here. We are not just observers in a war, we are here to fight for our constituents. I believe the majority is abdicating that responsibility on this crucial issue.”