Voter Blog
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Feb14
Clips Round-up for 2/14/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
The Nation: New Mexico legislature to Congress: Amend against "Citizens United"
On the New Mexico legislature's passage of a resolution which "calls on the Congress to pass and send to the states for ratification a constitutional amendment to overturn the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC." -
Feb13
Clips Round-up for 2/13/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
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Feb13
John Sarbanes: Fighting back against super PACs
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) went on Up with Chris Hayes Sunday morning to talk about his plan for empowering small donors, modeled after the Fair Elections Now Act in Congress. As National Journal reported, "Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., says that super PACs could influence Congressional races in the same way they have the presidential race—and he may have a way for candidates to fight back."
Check out the video below that also features Public Campaign Action Fund board member Zephyr Teachout.
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Feb10
Clips Round-up for 2/10/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
AP: Senators renew push for campaign finance amendment
"Two senators say the campaign finance system is so broken that a constitutional amendment is needed to rein in runaway spending in elections." -
Feb09
Scott Tipton's Big Oil Money
Public Campaign released new analysis today on the money freshman Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) has received from oil and gas interests during his first year in Congress.
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Feb09
Rep. Chellie Pingree: Recovering Democracy After Citizens United
In an op-ed today, Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) speaks out against the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and advocates for the Fair Elections Now Act.
Rep. Pingree, an original co-sponsor of the legislation, notes how the Fair Elections-style system in her home state of Maine has seen success and how that could translate to a better, more inclusive system on the federal level:
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Feb09
Clips Round-up 2/9/12
Hey, have you signed the petition on the White House website urging President Obama to appoint new FEC commissioners? We need about 1,500 more (by tomorrow!) to reach the 25,000 goal. Please help!
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Feb07
PRESS RELEASE: Obama Must Provide Muscular Plan to Save Our Ailing Democracy
In a press release this morning, Public Campaign Action Fund argued that President Obama’s decision to green-light super PAC money in support of his re-election means that talk is no longer enough and he must provide—and execute—a muscular plan to save our ailing democracy.
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Feb07
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Feb06
Clips Round-up for 2/6/12
Start your week off by reading this article from The Onion: "according to Capitol Hill sources, Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL) came to the painful realization this week that agribusiness lobbyist Stephen Fischer, who had been kind and generous toward him for months and had often met up with him for drinks after work, was not, in fact, his friend."