Endorse the Pledge
Overturn Citizens United:
Amend the Constitution to protect America from unlimited corporate spending on our elections by overturning the Supreme Court's decision giving corporations the same First Amendment rights as people.
Fair elections now:
Pass the Fair Elections Now Act, providing public financing to candidates who are supported by small donors so they can compete with corporate-backed and self-funded candidates.
Lobbyist Reform Act:
Pass legislation to end the overwhelming influence of corporate lobbyists by: prohibiting individuals from switching from corporate lobbying to government service, or vice-versa, within a 5-year period; stopping corporate lobbyists from giving gifts and providing free travel to government officials; and posting online the attendees and content of all meetings between lobbyists and government officials.
Sad.
Asking elected officials to sign a pledge like ythis is worthy of a tea bag award. Why would anyone wnat to sign a pledge for an amendment to overturn a Supreme Court decisions with not evena suggestion as to what the amendment would be for?
The fair elections act? Exactly how do you get this done AND protect the first amendment?
Only a tea baggier would believe that stopping lobbysits from offering air plane rides would have any real effect in corporate lobbying.
Sad.
How about some real proposals?
1. An Amendment restricting political funding to contributions from individuals and requiring that all contgributions above $200 be explicitly listed. Also, violating this ought to incur a felony.
2. Impoverishment punishments. Who the hell thinks Martha Stewart got a real punishment. Financial crimes need serious financial penalties .. not juuts dollars but impoverishment. Make her live at the poverty level for five years!
1. An Amendment restricting political funding to contributions from individuals and requiring that all contgributions above $200 be explicitly listed. Also, violating this ought to incur a felony.
2. Impoverishment punishments. Who the hell thinks Martha Stewart got a real punishment. Financial crimes need serious financial penalties .. not juuts dollars but impoverishment. Make her live at the poverty level for five years!
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