To the editor:
It’s been said many times that law making in a democracy is a lot like making sausage. So why, then, do we have indigestion? All of us! No matter if you eat your sausage plain, or with peppers and onions; or whether you vote Republican, Democrat or independent—we need a bottle of Tums by our side while watching the news.
Chefs will tell you that what makes a good sausage is a balance of meat, fat, and spice. No one flavor should dominate. When corporations are allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money on campaigns, the mixture has too much fat. I urge you to vote YES on 2 and restore balance to our democracy.
A YES vote on Question 2 will add Massachusetts to the growing list of red and blue states calling for a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and a permanent ban on corporate spending in politics. No more weak campaign finance laws, no more ill-advised Supreme Court decisions—just the will of people to get big money out of government. Keep the flavor of fairness in this sausage of democracy! Vote YES on 2.
Sincerely,
Julie Brogan
88 Old Sudbury Rd.
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