THERE ARE SIGNS OF PROGRESS

Lucas, 

It's easy to be pessimistic.

Partisan gridlock has infected the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the federal agency that is supposed to ensure the integrity of our election system.

That integrity has drastically eroded since the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. FEC to let corporations spend as much money as they want to influence elections.

But there are signs of progress.

In her latest blog post, Lisa Gilbert, Deputy Director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch, explains how we're working to put transparency and accountability back into our elections.

Unprecedented amounts of corporate money are expected to flood the 2012 elections. Right now, it's impossible to know what the impact will be.

Clearly, the CEOs funneling corporate millions into elections think they will be getting something for their money. For the rest of us, the threat is that more and more elected leaders will put corporate profits ahead of the interests of real people.

But real people are standing up to the corporate onslaught.

Thanks to activists like you, constitutional amendments to undo Citizens United have been introduced in both the House and Senate.

Activist Occupations on Wall Street and across the nation are demanding an end to corporate domination of our elections. Shareholders and investors are calling for increased corporate accountability in boardrooms and before the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Visit our blog to learn more.

Thanks for all you do,

Rick Claypool
Public Citizen's Online Action Team
action@citizen.org



P.S. On November 9, activists who want to fight the impacts of Citizens United are holding house parties all over the nation. Find a house party near you.