A Democratic National Committee member is proposing a symbolic resolution for consideration at a DNC meeting next month to reject the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s massive spending on Congressional races.

The measure, sponsored by a young DNC member from Florida, could put party leaders on the spot about the pro-Israel lobbying group’s outsized role in Democratic primaries.

A lobbying behemoth that for decades courted lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, AIPAC has become an increasingly toxic brand in the Democratic Party.

In recent years, Israeli leaders and their backers in Washington have become more closely aligned with Republican politicians. At the same time, however, AIPAC’s super PAC has focused tens of millions in spending on Democratic primary races.

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    Yep, cut them all off. Any relationship with the Genocidal Israeli Government is a drag on votes, and Dems cant afford to squander a single vote by defending Genocide.

    Right now, MAGA has the biggest Israel problem, by far. It’s a good opportunity to widen that important gap between the parties, not close it.

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    As they should. AIPAC funding is going to be the most toxic thing to any Democratic Party candidate’s campaign this election cycle…

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    Timing this a week AFTER Kat Abughazaleh lost her primary by just four thousand votes.

    A primary where both the eventual winner and the third placed establishment favorite were supported by millions of dollars worth of AIPAC ad campaigns.

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      It’s actually anti-semitic for Israel to meddle in other nation’s politics because ironically enough it affirms nazi propaganda about the world being run by a secret jewish cabal… add in the Epstein honeypot and one might be tempted to say it was true all along…

      It’s a fucking torment nexus.

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    Let’s strip away all the context here. No Israel. No U.S. no Democrats/Republicans.

    Imagine I told you a fictional country, the United Grapes of Dumberica was formed.

    Now imagine I told you that the government of this country had people from foreign governments both friendly and hostile giving them money.

    In what logical universe would would that be legal?

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    This is a giant waste of time.

    A) Restricting AIPAC just means capital and influence will flow from other, more obscure sources. It’s squeezing a closed tube of toothpaste.

    B) PACs should be illegal, full stop. So long as PACs exist, capital will continue to flow into our politics. And as the cost burden of jumping through regulatory hoops and sidestepping ridiculous half-measures like this one is trivial for large donors, PACs disproportionally benefit highly-funded causes as opposed to those powered by small donations.

    No half measures. Make PACs illegal.

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      Ah, but this might be a step in that direction.

      After all, what politician receiving AIPAC funding is going to vote to make PACs illegal?

      Take that nectar away, and what’s stopping them?

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      Campaign Finance Reform is the issue from which ALL other issues flow. We need to take all money out of politics, make all political contributions illegal. Campaigns should receive basic Federal funding, with strict regulations on campaign speech. Those who violate those regulations will find themselves ejected from the race, and prohibited from running in the future.

      This style of campaign will filter for those who are most qualified, instead of filtering OUT the best, in favor of clowns. Candidates like Trump wouldn’t stand a chance.

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      But the gEnOsiiiiiiiDE!!1! /s

      Just saying, screaming lefties won’t scream if it doesn’t say Zionism on the tin. So - sure, use the undemocratic tools provided by the fascist courts. Dog forbid anyone dig further than one layer into an issue.

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    DNC “You could say AIPAC’s arguments moved me to a BIGGER HOUSE……. I said the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet. Oh, dear.”