Why is it that politicians in this state blast the questionable process of PAC-to-PAC transfers?
Is it because it’s nearly impossible to trace where these campaign contributions are coming from? Is it because untraceable contributions do not reveal to whom some politicians are beholden?
Many politicians will preach against the evils of such transfers and promise to take measures to abolish the practice.
But promises are just like piecrusts. They’re made to be broken.
When opportunity arises to rid the practice of PAC-to-PAC transfers, those same men and women in Montgomery — who boastfully championed petitions to abolish PAC-to-PACs — do nothing and open their campaign coffers to PAC-to-PACs.
Say one thing. Do another.
Typical politics in America.
Bills to defeat PAC-to-PACs often pass in the House and die in the Senate. That’s a shame. But the shame doesn’t stop at the Statehouse. A number of candidates for Alabama governor in 2010 spew the same anti PAC-to-PAC sermons.
It’s unethical. It’s a game of cover-up. It’s deceptive. The people of Alabama deserve better, they cry out.
But gubernatorial candidates also admitted they would take the contributions if given to their campaigns. Democratic candidates Artur Davis and Ron Sparks, along with Republican candidates Kay Ivey, Tim James and Roy Moore, said accepting the contributions is necessary. Millions of dollars are needed to spearhead a campaign.
The candidate who prefers to take cleaner dollar bills will more than likely be the first candidate out of contention and that’s truly sad.
It’s sad that we live in a time when it takes money and the right people behind you, bankrolling your candidacy, to win a seat in government rather than honesty, integrity, brains and a strong desire for the good of the people you represent.
Money shouldn’t win an election. PAC-to-PAC transfers are often the straw that stirs campaign success and they should have been abolished a long time ago.
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