When it comes to campaign contributions or support, it would make sense to prohibit all cash contribution from anyone who is not a resident in the candidate's district or state. It make sense for the citizens of a nation not to allow foreign contributions to national elections and it makes equal sense for the voters of a state or of a district not to allow outsiders to bribe or impose their candidate or buy themselves one. The same restrictions should apply to the 'parties'. Since the elections are about citizens electing their representatives not parties imposing their agenda and party discipline, political parties should NEVER be allowed to contribute in any way to anyone's campaign.

All three Semitic religions and many other religions are inherently aggressive
and intolerant. Aggression and violence are part of human nature and there are
many triggers for them. The holy books of religions are only attempts to justify
them as if they came from or ordered by some God who knew better and the poor,
innocent humans were only obedient followers of God's will.

We know from the good Old Testament what the Jewish God was expecting the Jews
to do to their enemies. Christians have been engaging in religious wars,
persecution of those of other religions, crusades and conquest ever since
Christians became the more powerful cult. Islam demands that its followers
convert everyone to their faith and so does Mormonism and Jehova Witnessism only
the Mormons and the Witnesses are militarily weak at the moment so they use
other means.

The point is, one becomes a violent religious fanatic when religious fanaticism
seems to be the only choice and the only way to counter conquest, dispossession,
humiliation, ridicule or some violent missionary campaign aimed at changing
one's way of life.

Interestingly, in places where there are no good alternatives to the dominant
religion, non-religious ideologies can be used to justify fanaticism and
violence. One recalls the great Russian revolution, the Chinese Maoism, the Pol
Pot massacres, the many Latin American movements where Marxism was as good as
any 'religion' in justifying and demanding violence.

So, yes, many people in the Muslim world, and an increasing number, are driven
into a most radical interpretation of their religion. Radical or fanatic
Christians would be no less violent. We know that because there was this thing
called 'the past' and there is evidence that this is exactly what was happening
in 'the past'. In fact, 'the recent past' and even 'the present' show that when
people derive their identity from their religion, bloody things happen - think
of Bosnia. The Tamil Tigers are not Muslims, they are a Hindu minority living in
a Buddhist state. The Irish Catholics are... Catholics. The Stern Gang, back in
the 40's was Jewish and those who ordered millions of cluster bombs dropped on
the homes of Lebanese were probably all sensitive Jews.