I certainly hope that we can generate a GRASSROOTS ground swell for this referendum.  From my observation, it would seem that these non-stop campaigning seasons tend to overshadow everything else that might be happen in our day-to-day news cycle.  Could I suggest that most of the potential candidates are active politicians who are supposed to be doing their elected job, not spending their time out on the stump filling their campaign war chests?  There are other national governments that have placed shorter time limits on the campaign process for elections, and I see no practical reason why the United States of America could not do the same.  So please join me in this effort to get this sort of national referendum on the ballot.