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Get Big Money Out of Politics

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Common Cause

Wealthy campaign contributors and their lobbyists wield too much power in our political system. The influence of these big-money interests is a major reason that we cannot find solutions or even have a reasonable debate about health care, jobs, global warming, and many other pressing issues.

If we want to put the power of our democracy fully back into the hands of all Americans, then we need to change the way that we finance elections from top to bottom.

Under a full public financing system -- such as those already in use in Maine, Arizona, and Connecticut, and the one proposed for Congress -- qualified candidates who swear off special interest money and agree to spending limits receive public funds to run a competitive campaign.

Help get the influence of big money out of politics by urging Congress to support the Fair Elections Now Act for full public financing of congressional elections.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 25,000

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Dear [Decision Maker]:

Wealthy campaign contributors and their lobbyists wield too much power in our political system. The influence of these big-money interests is a major reason that we cannot find solutions or even have a reasonable debate about health care, jobs, global warming, and many other pressing issues.

If we want to put the power of our democracy fully back into the hands of all Americans, then we need to change the way that we finance elections from top to bottom.

Under a full public financing system -- such as those already in use in Maine, Arizona, and Connecticut, and the one proposed for Congress -- qualified candidates who swear off special interest money and agree to spending limits receive public funds to run a competitive campaign.

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We signed the “Get Big Money Out of Politics” letter!

# 250:

1:00 pm PDT, Mar 14, Mark Kelly, Arizona

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12:56 pm PDT, Mar 14, Diane Drakopoulos, New York

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12:53 pm PDT, Mar 14, Ido Tsuk, Israel

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12:53 pm PDT, Mar 14, Christine Maidl, Colorado

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12:43 pm PDT, Mar 14, William Meade, United Kingdom

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12:40 pm PDT, Mar 14, Celestial AJ Wheeler, New York

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12:40 pm PDT, Mar 14, Sabrina Boyd, California

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12:37 pm PDT, Mar 14, Dan Hubbard, New Hampshire

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12:32 pm PDT, Mar 14, Name not displayed, Oregon
Our election system needs reinvigoration and credibility. Knowing who to vote for shouldn't be based on who has the slickest crew and money for ads. It should be on substantive information and the desire to uphold the US Constitution and our democracy.

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12:31 pm PDT, Mar 14, Chant Peace, Colorado

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12:30 pm PDT, Mar 14, Hilary Draves, Michigan

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12:30 pm PDT, Mar 14, Mary Ortwine, Michigan

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12:30 pm PDT, Mar 14, Shannon Null, Pennsylvania

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12:30 pm PDT, Mar 14, Roger Klaas, Iowa

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12:29 pm PDT, Mar 14, Sara K. Bakker, California

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12:29 pm PDT, Mar 14, Carol Dobson, New York

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12:28 pm PDT, Mar 14, Robert Tomashevsky, Florida

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12:28 pm PDT, Mar 14, Barbara Shreffler, Texas

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12:27 pm PDT, Mar 14, Desiree Turbeville, North Carolina

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12:26 pm PDT, Mar 14, Karen-Lynette Bauer, New York

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12:25 pm PDT, Mar 14, Jordan Yeatts, Michigan

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12:21 pm PDT, Mar 14, Caroline Lewis, California
We are a government of, for and by the people, not big corporations. We must take the status of "persons" away from corporations.

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12:19 pm PDT, Mar 14, Mike Langley, Virginia

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12:19 pm PDT, Mar 14, Christine Gatehouse, United Kingdom

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12:19 pm PDT, Mar 14, Elizabeth Abrantes, Canada

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12:07 pm PDT, Mar 14, Betty Twombly, Texas

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12:06 pm PDT, Mar 14, Donald C gatehouse, United Kingdom

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12:05 pm PDT, Mar 14, Linda Young, Florida

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12:04 pm PDT, Mar 14, Rhonda Hayes, Oregon

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12:03 pm PDT, Mar 14, Jelena Jakusheva, Latvia

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12:02 pm PDT, Mar 14, JC Sanford, New York

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12:02 pm PDT, Mar 14, Yaya Madrigal, Indiana

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12:01 pm PDT, Mar 14, Diane Robinson, California

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11:58 am PDT, Mar 14, Donna Aburrow, United Kingdom

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