* Topic- Campaign finance reform

* Purpose- To persuade all Americans that a $1 contribution from any U.S. citizen is all that is necessary to fund a responsible political campaign and more than what's necessary corrupts and excludes most American voters.

* Thesis- Large campaign contributions have always corrupted American politics and excluded the voices of most Americans. If we allow for only $1 campaign contributions all Americans can become equally invested and included in our political system and at the same time reduce political corruption.

* Goal- Less money more votes

INTRODUCTION
Free speech is not enough; a democracy that speaks for everyone requires equal speech as much as it requires free speech. Freedom without equality corrupts and corrodes democracy. When we give or take more than other Americans can give we discriminate against and exclude these Americans, we corrupt our democracy and corrode their trust and confidence in the American dream. To exclude any American is to oppress them; exclusion is oppression, whether by neglect or intent. When there is no equality between votes and money democracy is corrupted. "For our democracy to survive and thrive, we need to bring more people, particularly low- and moderate-income people, into the democratic process."(Raby, 1992) By allowing for only $1 contributions to each political campaign all Americans can become equally invested, included and engaged in our political system and at the same time end this corrupting, corrosive and exclusionary oppression.