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Wohlhabende Spender, Unternehmen und radikale rechtsextreme Akteure fordern in den Bundesstaaten des Landes eine Versammlung zu Artikel V, um unsere Verfassung zu ihrem eigenen Vorteil umzugestalten.

Erschreckenderweise sind sie nur noch wenige Staaten von diesem Erfolg entfernt.

Today, Common Cause is urging every member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives to support the Freedom to Vote Act (S. 1/H.R.11), a transformational pro-voter, anti-corruption bill, and to oppose the House’s anti-voter “American Confidence in Elections” (ACE) Act. In a letter to the full Senate and House, Common Cause emphasized that the Freedom to Vote Act will strengthen Americans’ freedom to make their voices heard at the polls, end partisan gerrymandering, combat dangerous election sabotage efforts, and help to...

Common Cause is urging every member of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote “yes” on the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5746, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, “to ensure that voters can safely and freely cast their ballots, repair and strengthen the Voting Rights Act, protect against election sabotage, stop partisan and racial gerrymandering, and limit the influence of dark money in politics so that billionaires can’t buy elections.” The letter emphasizes that already this year, 19 states have enacted...

Common Cause is urging every member of the U.S. Senate to vote to begin debate on the Freedom to Vote Act when the Senate considers the legislation later this week.  The letter emphasizes that already this year, 19 states have enacted 33 restrictive voting laws that make it harder for Americans – particularly in Black and Brown communities - to have a say in choosing their elected leaders. The letter also notes that Common Cause plans to key-vote this legislation in our Democracy Scorecard, which we send to our 1.5 million members.  

Die kommissarische Ko-Vorsitzende von Common Cause, Marilyn Carpinteyro, hat am Dienstag im Namen ihrer Gruppe und ihrer über 1,5 Millionen Mitglieder und Unterstützer einen Brief an alle Kongressabgeordneten gesandt, in dem sie „das Freedom to Vote Act nachdrücklich unterstützt und sich entschieden gegen den ‚American Confidence in Elections‘ (ACE) Act ausspricht“, der Anfang des Monats von den Republikanern im Repräsentantenhaus eingebracht wurde.

„Das ACE-Gesetz ist ein riesiger Rückschritt und würde die Stimme der einfachen Amerikaner zum Schweigen bringen, indem es ihnen Hürden für die Stimmabgabe einräumt und Millionen von Dollar zulässt …

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Understanding this new threat to our rights. Project 2025 is a dangerous policy playbook being pushed by conservative extremists. It could threaten basic freedoms by gutting checks and balances and consolidating power in the office of the president, like other authoritarian governments.