Lucas,
For some politicians, a future with fully corporate-funded elections apparently can't come fast enough.
Less than a month ago, House Republicans passed a bill to repeal the presidential public financing system. This is the system to limit corporate and special interest influence in presidential elections that was set up in response to Watergate-era scandals.
That bill is now in the senate, and we're working to stop it there.
But now Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) has introduced an amendment to the budget bill that will nix the system by taking away its funding. It could get a vote as early as Thursday.
Tell Congress: Don't give corporations and special interests even more power to sway elections.
Cole's amendment would take away the tax return check-off for funding presidential elections, effectively de-funding the system.
No one disputes that the presidential public financing system needs to be updated. In fact, Reps. David Price (D-N.C.), Todd Platts (R-Pa.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) have proposed legislation to fix it. This is the legislation that should move forward.
A repeal would be a huge blow for anyone who supports fair and clean elections. Don't nix it. Fix it!
Take action for clean and fair elections.
Go to www.citizen.org/fix-presidential-public-financing
Thanks for all you do,
Rick Claypool
Public Citizen's Online Action Team
action@citizen.org