That's why I've asked an independent group to help us radically reduce the appearance of influence of money in our work. It's why, notwithstanding New York's lax campaign finance laws and sky-high contribution limits, I'm prepared to dramatically restrict who can donate money to our campaign — including lawyers — and the amounts that our contributors are able to give. It's why I've asked the folks at CAPI to look at other jurisdictions around the country and the world, and recommend any steps that we can take, on our own accord, to raise New Yorkers' confidence that money and power are meaningless before the law.