Non-profit of the week: PACs

Ok. Not really non-profit of the week. You may not buy that at all. But I want to remind you about PACs and their existence, and the fact that they do influence campaigns.

I'll just call it: put your money where your interest is. And I'm not going to use that lovely phrase "special interest."

PACs are fascinating things. Wikipedia has a good description:In the US, a Political Action Committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates. Legally, what constitutes a "PAC" for purposes of regulation is a matter of state and federal law. Under the Federal Election Campaign Act, an organization becomes a "political committee" by receiving contributions or making expenditures in excess of $1,000 for the purpose of influencing a federal election.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee (description)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_action_committees (list of PACs)

If you have a moment, take a look at the list of PACs on the link above. Chances are there's a cause on that list that you can relate to. Chances are also good that you want to elect leaders that support and promote your position for that cause. If you don't want to give directly to an individual campaign and you just want to make sure your particular interests play a part in the election, you may want to donate to one of the PACs on the list.