Lucas,CEOs of massive corporations are poised to secretly funnel millions of dollars from corporate coffers toward electing corporate candidates in 2012.
They want to keep their spending in the dark. Thankfully, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has the authority to expose their hidden influence.
But the SEC isn't going to act without pressure. And that's where you come in.
Tell the SEC to require publicly traded corporations to disclose how they spend their money in politics.
The U.S. Supreme Court's disastrous ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission unleashed this flood of unaccountable corporate money.
The bulk of this corporate money actually belongs to shareholders -- mostly working people who have a 401k or similar retirement plan.
As the federal agency with the job of protecting shareholders from corporate abuse, the SEC can step in to stop Corporate America from using the public's retirement savings and investments as its secret political war chest.
Tell the SEC: Shine sunlight on corporate spending in elections.
Be sure to add your thoughts about why transparency in corporate political spending is important to you!
Requiring publicly traded corporations to disclose how they're trying to influence elections is a first step that can make a big difference in 2012. Let's make sure that we can hold accountable the corporations that funnel money into Super PACs and other groups attempting to tilt the election without disclosing who they are.
Thanks for all you do,
Rick Claypool
Public Citizen's Online Action Team
action@citizen.org