Marianne Williamson on Government Reform

	Marianne Williamson on Government Reform Author & Democratic Presidential Challenger

For constitutional amendment for public funding of campaigns

Q: What about gun safety?

Williamson: The issue of gun safety is that the NRA has us in a chokehold, but so do the pharmaceutical companies, so do the health insurance companies, so do the fossil fuel companies, and so do the defense contractors, and none of this will change until we either pass a constitutional amendment or pass legislation that establishes public funding for federal campaigns. It is time for us to start over with people who have not taken donations from any of those corporations.

Source: July Democratic Primary debate (first night in Detroit) , Jul 30, 2019

DC should have representation in Congress

In terms of D.C., of course, you should have representation. I think when the founders said that D.C. should not have representation, they simply did not foresee a time when the kind of population in D.C. would exist as it does now. Absolutely D.C. should have representation. Source: CNN Town Hall 2020 Democratic primary , Apr 14, 2019

Must address election security & Russian interference

Contrary to the way this president behaves, I would actually listen to the U.S. intelligence agencies. The U.S. intelligence agencies have an uncommon uniformity on this issue. They're very clear that there has been Russian interference. I will make it clear to the American people, number one, that I agree with our intelligence agencies that this is happening and, number two, that we're on it. In terms of the voting machines, we must have paper ballots. We absolutely must have paper ballots. Source: CNN Town Hall 2020 Democratic primary , Apr 14, 2019

No voter ID; no politicized gerrymandering

IF I'M ELECTED, MY ADMINISTRATION WILL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING:

A state-by-state rejection of politicized gerrymandering.
Elimination of unfounded restrictions on eligible voters, such as voter picture ID's.
The institution of automatic voter registration at the age of 18.
Guarantees that our voting systems are secure from internal as well as external threats.
Establishment of election day as a national holiday (or Saturday).

Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com , Apr 8, 2019

Establish public financing for federal campaigns