With the U.S. Supreme Court decision called “Citizens United,” the nation disconnected from rules that once restricted the billionaires, corporations, and political action groups from manipulating American politics and election outcomes. Today, our media and mailboxes overflow with the result: unaccountable half-truth and manipulation. This campaign trash damages the promise of representative democracy. It steamrolls the prospect of healthy debate, once a hallmark of elections. Furthermore, it denigrates the values of public service and public…