We need a foreign campaign finance law

Source: "Israeli Leaders Find Generous Donors in U.S.: Americans Give Most To the Political Right," by Griff Witte, The Washington Post, July 26, 2008.

The article states that Americans, acting as individuals, provide a large and influential portion of the financing for politicians and political parties in Israel.

Comment: We don't like the idea of foreigners intervening in American politics, and we have campaign financing laws to limit the negative impact of big money buying our own elections. We also have sad experience of the unexpected adverse consequences when U.S. spys, who are after all professionals implementing defined foreign policy, tried to buy elections in foreign countries. So, if we seek to promote the spread of democracy, lets have a federal law limiting the donations of American firms, individuals or political action committees to foreign politicians or political parties. JAD