Jack on Ethics
Lobbying and Ethics Reform
Among the most glaring abuses in Washington is the willful setting aside of taxpayer dollars for the pet projects of special interests, often through last minute additions to appropriations bills. Pork barrel spending is an insult to taxpayers, a waste of public resources, and an abdication of our leaders' responsibility to be good and honorable stewards of the public treasury, for the benefit of all Americans, not just a few.
Too often it appears that elected leaders use the treasury as a campaign kitty, channeling taxpayer dollars for pet projects to preserve incumbency rather than to meet national needs. Jack Martins understands that, fundamentally, wasteful spending is an issue of ethics.
The fact is that pork barrel spending has more than tripled in the last 10 years. The time for us to fix this broken process is long overdue. The time for change is now.
Democracy is Not for Sale
We have been alienated from the process of self-government by the overwhelming appearance of our Congressional leaders having sold-out to the big-moneyed special interests who help finance political campaigns.
It is no coincidence that the most influential lobbyists with the greatest access in the nation's Capitol are also the most prolific political fundraisers, and that incumbents attract money in far greater volumes than most challengers.
Jack Martins understands that we deserve a transparent political process worthy of the sacrifices that have been made by so many to keep us free and proud.
