Campaign Finance Reform
Starting the U-turn on Corporate Political "Free Speech" Nationally and Moving Ahead with Campaign Finance Reform in Pennsylvania
Last week seems to have been "take-off" time for the movement for national campaign finance reform in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United corporate "free speech" decision. Here's a quick run-down.
A Populist Moment for Campaign Finance Reform in PA
And they undoubtedly glanced over Pennsylvania's recent state budget fiasco. Last year the interests that blocked adequate revenue from reaching the state's coffers were many, but they all had one thing in common: big bucks "invested" politically. Want to tax the natural gas extracted from the Marcellus Shale? You say it's a no-brainer from a policy perspective. Sorry. Governor Rendell backed away and the legislature ran for cover – maybe next year. The gas industry recently showered state senate leaders with more than $200,000 in campaign contributions and the governor was rewarded, too (all before the fact) .
End the Mad Dash for Political Cash
Sign the Petition for Real Campaign Finance Reform
Want to fix government so it works for everybody? Short of a magic wand, here’s the closest thing available – and it cuts across every imaginable issue from health care to education to jobs and a decent budget: limiting the influence of big money on the political process. To learn more and sign on to a petition calling for essential campaign contribution limits based on an excellent bill now in the hopper in
Petition Our Pennsylvania State Legislators for Campaign Finance Reform
Background:
There is no single factor that undermines our democracy more than the influence of big money. Curbs should be put in place, not because our candidates and officials lack integrity, but because the race for campaign cash forces priorities and practices within our system of elections that collide with the very essence of democracy.
We Can Stop the Money Chase
With the specter of political stalemate on top priority issues like health care intruding on Washington these days, here's a welcome antidote: the Fair Elections Now Act.
Pressed by our friends at the Public Campaign Action Fund and a growing coalition of national organizations, the Act would change the way congressional campaigns are financed
Election Reform Network Finds Unprecedented Flow of Campaign Money for 2007 Montco Board Race - Despite Dip in Voter Turnout
Montgomery County politics was awash in campaign dollars – if not voter interest - this 2007 election season over the Board of Commissioners race to determine who controls the County Courthouse and the $.5 billion county budget that goes with it.