Bill Samuels' commentary on Republican intransigence regarding public funding of elections is exactly the information we need to get voters to demand election reform ("State Senate GOP's cash model rules," May 10).
As the wealthy corporate donors maneuver to control the legislative process with large contributions amounting to legal bribery, it becomes ever more urgent to fix this broken system with a much better and more fair process which, incidentally, works very well in New York City, Maine and Connecticut, where legislators finally are free from spending most of their time dialing for dollars instead of doing the business of their constituents.
Time to shout "enough" to these rogues who only desire re-election and care not a fig for those who elected them.
We can reduce corruption in government if we stay informed and "vote the bums out," but we also need to demand public financing of elections, a really cheap solution at about $5 a voter. This will give candidates a level playing field and avoid being fleeced for endless millions by the collusion of donors and their purchased pols. Let the recalcitrants hear that we want this reform.
While we are at it, let's deep-six Citizens United with a constitutional amendment to remove corporate rights to personhood.
Lisa Barron
Loudonville