Support Fair Elections Now!

The Issue

There is a fundamental flaw with elections in this country: Money.

Politicians need big bucks to run their campaigns and they often get it from wealthy donors and special interests.  But nothing is free and those contributors expect paybacks in the form of earmarks, contracts, or plum government appointments.  Because of this corrupting influence of money, many Americans have lost faith in politics and feel neglected by our democracy.

Additionally, ordinary citizens who want to serve in government don’t have access to money and are locked out of the system, unable to afford running for office.

There is a solution: full public financing of elections. Modeled on successful systems in Arizona, Connecticut, and Maine, the Fair Elections Now Act (FENA) would bring full public financing of elections to Congress.  It would allow people to run for Congress without taking huge sums of special interest money and focus on voters and the issues.  Elections would be about voters, not collecting campaign cash.

Convince your Rep. to support the Fair Elections Now Act.

 

 

 

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Mary AcostaPetition StarterI voted as a Democrate but I would love to see a third party come to fruition. After 5 years of working for the schools, lay offs have left me unemployed. Who got the bail out? Not the working families of America. So, now maybe people will get out and take a look at the status quo and what it has done to the poor. Also, there must be health care for all and justice for all. <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/11/dont_punish_the_poor_economist_jeffrey" rel="nofollow">http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/11/dont_punish_the_poor_economist_jeffrey</a>
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The Issue

There is a fundamental flaw with elections in this country: Money.

Politicians need big bucks to run their campaigns and they often get it from wealthy donors and special interests.  But nothing is free and those contributors expect paybacks in the form of earmarks, contracts, or plum government appointments.  Because of this corrupting influence of money, many Americans have lost faith in politics and feel neglected by our democracy.

Additionally, ordinary citizens who want to serve in government don’t have access to money and are locked out of the system, unable to afford running for office.

There is a solution: full public financing of elections. Modeled on successful systems in Arizona, Connecticut, and Maine, the Fair Elections Now Act (FENA) would bring full public financing of elections to Congress.  It would allow people to run for Congress without taking huge sums of special interest money and focus on voters and the issues.  Elections would be about voters, not collecting campaign cash.

Convince your Rep. to support the Fair Elections Now Act.

 

 

 

avatar of the starter
Mary AcostaPetition StarterI voted as a Democrate but I would love to see a third party come to fruition. After 5 years of working for the schools, lay offs have left me unemployed. Who got the bail out? Not the working families of America. So, now maybe people will get out and take a look at the status quo and what it has done to the poor. Also, there must be health care for all and justice for all. <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/11/dont_punish_the_poor_economist_jeffrey" rel="nofollow">http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/11/dont_punish_the_poor_economist_jeffrey</a>
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Petition created on October 12, 2009