Pétition
Luttez contre l'influence du Big Money : renversez Citizens United
Les entreprises, les groupes d’intérêts particuliers et certaines des personnes les plus riches du pays dépensent des milliards de dollars pour influencer nos dirigeants élus – en utilisant essentiellement un mégaphone pour tenter de couvrir la voix des Américains ordinaires.
C'est pourquoi j'appelle le Congrès à annuler la décision désastreuse de la Cour suprême dans l'affaire Citizens United – et à adopter également le Freedom to Vote Act et le DISCLOSE Act – pour lutter contre le problème de l'argent dans notre pays.
Senate Republicans just chose Senator John Thune to lead them next Congress. And much like his predecessor, Senator Mitch McConnell, one main “qualification” for the job comes at all of our expense: raking in millions of dollars in Big Money donations.
That’s right: the incoming Senate Majority Leader built his candidacy around raising $31 million for the GOP this cycle and setting a new record for the largest transfer of money from his personal campaign to other Senate Republicans. [1]
But Thune hardly stands out – in order to be serious contenders, Thune and the other Senators running had to prove they could keep the campaign cash flowing from the fossil fuel industry, big banks, private health insurers, and other special interests.
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A primary selling point for Senator John Cornyn was raising over $400 million for the GOP in his career, including $33 million this cycle. [1]
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And Senator Rick Scott, who’s also independently rich after co-founding the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare company, is a leading advocate for essentially ending Medicare and the Affordable Care Act – hardly a coincidence. [2]
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They have big shoes to fill, as Senator Mitch McConnell raised over $1 billion for the GOP during his time as Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader. [3]
The unfortunate truth is that no matter who got selected, Big Money is the real winner – which means the rest of us lose. Wealthy special interests shouldn’t have this big of a say in our democracy; that power belongs to the people.
Common Cause knows this status quo must end – which is why we’re fighting to overturn Citoyens Unis and pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the DISCLOSE Act.
These critical measures would help shine a light on secret political spending, get Big Money out of politics, and establish small-dollar citizen funded elections – giving ordinary Americans a stronger say in our democracy.
Join us in calling on Congress to END the Citoyens Unis era and pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the DISCLOSE Act!
[1] https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4980346-john-cornyn-senate-gop-fundraising/
[2] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-rick-scott-banks-trump-ties-his-bid-lead-senate-2024-11-13/
[3] https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/04/top-fundraisers-vie-to-succeed-mcconnell-as-senate-gop-leader/