Michael Cooper

I disagree that we are a free country. If it was truly free all citizens would have their voices heard by their local, state and federal representatives, not just the special interests that donate millions upon millions to influence how the votes go. By equating money to free speech, the Supreme Court says that if you are a poor hardworking stiff with no money, you have no say.

The obscene amount of given to politicians to influence voting and the partisan voting now going on. To call Congress the "United" States Congress is not correct.

It seems to me that everyone is out for their own self interest, and the hell with the next guy

Public financing of all elections,free use of the commercial airways for ads, limiting the amounts of money to be spent for mailings and robo calls.

I acknowledge the difficulty in creating such a system, deciding who qualifies and who doesn't, but some type of overhaul is necessary