Is AIPAC a Good thing
At Ultramagapatriots.com we want our politicians accountable to We the People. PAC money has taken so much of that accountability away. In Brevard County we see PAC’s influencing so many primary and general election outcomes. Developers have a stranglehold on our county politicians. We also believe much of the PAC money coming to Politicians in our Country, State and County may be coming from foreign sources. We are committed to being part of a movement to remove PAC influence in our elections. In 2013 Florida eliminated the PAC contribution CAP. In our opinion that was an extremely bad decision for every citizen in our State regardless of party affiliation. We would like to see the PAC Cap restored. Ask yourself this question? Why would any Florida citizen want big domestic or foreign money influencing our elections period. To expand this story and to get you thinking today we ask is AIPAC a good thing. We do not think so. Here is a definition of and information about AIPAC.
AIPAC FROM WIKIPEDIA
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC /ˈeɪpæk/ AY-pak) is a pro-Israel lobbying group that advocates its policies to the legislative and executive branches of the United States.[4] One of several pro-Israel lobbying organizations in the country,[5] it has been called one of the most powerful lobbying groups.[6]
AIPAC was founded in 1954 by Isaiah L. Kenen, a lobbyist for the Israeli government,[7][8] partly to counter negative international reactions to Israel’s Qibya massacre of Palestinian villagers that year.[9] AIPAC only became a powerful organization during its peak influence in the 1980s.[10] In 2002, AIPAC expressed intent to lobby Congress to authorize use of force in Iraq,[11] and in 2003, the Iraq War was defended at AIPAC events.[12][13][14] In 2005, a Pentagon analyst pleaded guilty to espionage charges of passing U.S. government secrets to senior AIPAC officials, in what became known as the AIPAC espionage scandal.[15]
Until 2021, AIPAC did not raise funds for political candidates itself; its members raised money for candidates through political action committees unaffiliated with AIPAC and by other means.[16] In late 2021, AIPAC formed its own political action committee. It also announced plans for a Super PAC, which can spend money on behalf of candidates.[3][17][18] Its critics have stated it acts as an agent of the Israeli government with a “stranglehold” on the United States Congress with its power and influence.[19] AIPAC has been accused of being strongly allied with the Likud party of Israel, and the Republican Party in the U.S. An AIPAC spokesman has called this a “malicious mischaracterization”.[16][20]
AIPAC describes itself as a bipartisan organization,[21] and the bills for which it lobbies in Congress are always jointly sponsored by both a Democrat and Republican.[22] AIPAC states that it has over 3 million members,[23] 17 regional offices, and “a vast pool of donors”.[16] AIPAC’s supporters claim its bipartisan nature can be seen at its yearly policy conference, which in 2016 included both major parties’ nominees: Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.[24][25] AIPAC has been criticized as being unrepresentative of American Jews who support Israel, and supportive only of right-wing Israeli policy and viewpoints.[26]
So we ask using AIPAC as an example, is having any PAC and specifically AIPAC good for our country, state of county. We believe any PAC whether domestic or foreign can capture politicians. So many of our own politicians were once lobbyists or cater to them. Why don’t they cater to We the People. We believe PAC contributions must be limited, or Politicians will never cater to We the People.
Watch this video and let us know what you think. Please note there is some adult language in this video. We think this video will get you thinking about PAC’s and how politicians get captured. We hope you will agree with us that without PAC Caps politicians may never cater to we the people.
