There is no doubt that Big money and influence peddling is ruining our Government and it's time to reform the system from top to bottom. There is no reason in the world why elected officials can't sit down and discuss the issues with special interest goups and political action committes without taking their money. Candidates often argue that they need to raise the majority of their funds from outside their local districts because they need significant amounts of money for TV ads, voter pols, signs, radio spots, campaign staff members, etc., even though this makes them more beholden to donors outside the district than to the residents within the district. I am a candidate for the Republican, Conservative and Constitution Party of NY nominations for congress in NY's 20th Congressional District and I believe that the system must be changed. I believe that if a candidate for federal office wants to change the current system with respect to receiving large contributions from select donors and special interest groups, mostly from outside the district, the candidate must set the example by: 1. limiting the amount received from individual citizens and 2. limiting the percentage of donations received from outside the district to a maximum of 10% to 15% For this reason, Morris Guller, - Democrat from Greene County (who is seeking the Democratic nomination in NY's 20 Congressional District) and I have agreed that the maximum contributions that we will accept for our individual campaigns will be Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) and we have also agreed to severely limit contributions received from outside the district. Posted by John Wallace Candidate for Congress NY's 20th Congressional District