will be foreign corporate interests as well, they re going to own everything from the white house to the courthouse. that s what s in store for us. does this ruling leave you with any options that are positive? i mean, look, i know that part of the country, you go to a pot luck fund-raiser $100 is a hell of a gift in rural america, not just in montana. and now this money is going to be pouring in. they re going to be able judges can cash whip elections. they re going to get the laws they want so they can run rough shot over the people. if i m wrong, please tell me. you re not wrong. you re absolutely right. for 100 years, we had very low limits. a citizen legislator could be elected and the maximum contribution they could take from an individual was $160. they couldn t take corporate money. we elected our legislators between $2,000 and $5,000. we have had clean elections in montana, and now the corporate interests and they will be international corporate interests because there a
to take it all very personally and think somehow they are different and special and, that goes against the founding spirit of this country. which is that we don t have a ruling class, we don t have royalty, we don t have monarchies, we have everybody is subject to the same laws and so, i think term limits, what that will do, is remind people that you are only going to be here a short time. your job is to be a citizen legislator to serve the public for a short time and go back to being an ordinary citizen. i think when people are in government for too long, such as liebell being there 28 years they forget that and think of the government as their personal piggy bank. heather: michael, before we let you know, speaking of the piggy bank, who pays the legal fees for people like him, can his campaign money pay for that, and his public pension, 70,000 a year, will he get that and taxpayers pay the 20,000 he owes
out of 10 americans favor term limits for congress, and, this covered democrats, republicans, and independents, support was very high among all three. nationally, 35 states have some kind of term limits for governors, only about 15 have them for their legislators. but, congress does not have them at all and the president does have them, by constitutional amendment, and, the supreme court has ruled, to make them work in congress, congress would have to do it itself, through the amendment route and that will be one of the growing issues, assuming there is an overtake of congress and there is a fresh crop of new legislators with a view of what it means to be a citizen legislator in america, you will see a push for national term limits. julie: the 1994 contract with america included a first-ever vote on term limits, and, as part of the product, therefore, among the 104th congress, freshmen serving today we had
he s had over 20 years would it add up to a lot more than i ve spent. i was little willing to make the investment to run in the racism and i m not going to take a salary as senator. so there s not a return of the salary for me. i m going to be a citizen legislator. and i m willing to commit my own funds for that. greta: if you should lose this race, come election day, why do you think it will be? i do believe it is gonna really revolve around voter turnout i would encourage all of our voters in connecticut to make sure they are getting to the polls. they are talking to their friends and neighbors and we have a good voter turnout we are going to win on the ground game. but it s a lot of volunteer effort, doorknocking. any folks who would like to volunteer we welcome hem to the campaign. greta: we are going to be watching carefully, it is an exciting race, your race as well as many other races across the country. this is one fascinating
he s had over 20 years would it add up to a lot more than i ve spent. i was little willing to make the investment to run in the racism and i m not going to take a salary as senator. so there s not a return of the salary for me. i m going to be a citizen legislator. and i m willing to commit my own funds for that. greta: if you should lose this race, come election day, why do you think it will be? i do believe it is gonna really revolve around voter turnout i would encourage all of our voters in connecticut to make sure they are getting to the polls. they are talking to their friends and neighbors and we have a good voter turnout we are going to win on the ground game. but it s a lot of volunteer effort, doorknocking. any folks who would like to volunteer we welcome hem to the campaign. greta: we are going to be watching carefully, it is an exciting race, your race as well as many other races across the country. this is one fascinating