Kick Corporate Money Out of Politics: Support Michealene Risley for President

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Mountain View, CA, United StatesCreated May 7, 2012

Kick Corporate Money Out of Politics: Support Michealene Risley for President

M 2Mountain View, CA, United States
Created May 7, 2012

The Issue

 

Corporations can effectively spend as much as they want in elections. It is no surprise that politics are played out between big business and government; it's the big donors who get a seat at the table with legislators. So what about the American voter?

Michealene Risley believes it is time for elections to be publicly funded. Support Michealene Risley in her presidential bid to see true reform in the White House. 

We deserve elected officials who are not bought and paid for by big business. But the Supreme Court decision in the case Citizens United vs. FEC overturned over a century of precedent and opened our political system to a flood of unlimited corporate money. Politicians usually retire to the board of a lobbying firm, where they are lavished with huge salaries in exchange for their political influence and ability to sway legislation.

So when our government is in big business' pocket, does the American voter stand a chance to make a difference? Yes, we do. Support Michealene Risley's campaign for President on AmericansElect.org.

Americans Elect is the first-ever national online primary. It is not a party, and includes delegates and candidates across the spectrum. This fall, when you go to vote, there will be three candidates on the ballot -- a Republican, a Democrat, and an Americans Elect candidate, nominated directly by you, the American people. The process is open to any registered voter, regardless of where you live or which party you belong to.

Michealene Risley is one of the top three primary candidates on Americans Elect -- and the only woman! She wants voters' voices to matter in their government. Support her bid for the presidency on Americans Elect!

For more information about the Michealene Risley campaign, visit Michealene2012.com! 

 

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The Issue

 

Corporations can effectively spend as much as they want in elections. It is no surprise that politics are played out between big business and government; it's the big donors who get a seat at the table with legislators. So what about the American voter?

Michealene Risley believes it is time for elections to be publicly funded. Support Michealene Risley in her presidential bid to see true reform in the White House. 

We deserve elected officials who are not bought and paid for by big business. But the Supreme Court decision in the case Citizens United vs. FEC overturned over a century of precedent and opened our political system to a flood of unlimited corporate money. Politicians usually retire to the board of a lobbying firm, where they are lavished with huge salaries in exchange for their political influence and ability to sway legislation.

So when our government is in big business' pocket, does the American voter stand a chance to make a difference? Yes, we do. Support Michealene Risley's campaign for President on AmericansElect.org.

Americans Elect is the first-ever national online primary. It is not a party, and includes delegates and candidates across the spectrum. This fall, when you go to vote, there will be three candidates on the ballot -- a Republican, a Democrat, and an Americans Elect candidate, nominated directly by you, the American people. The process is open to any registered voter, regardless of where you live or which party you belong to.

Michealene Risley is one of the top three primary candidates on Americans Elect -- and the only woman! She wants voters' voices to matter in their government. Support her bid for the presidency on Americans Elect!

For more information about the Michealene Risley campaign, visit Michealene2012.com! 

 

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Petition created on May 7, 2012