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Faire fonctionner le gouvernement
Our government should make decisions that further the public's interest. But recently, gridlock, hyper-partisanship, and out-of-date legislative process have hindered meaningful progress. We are fighting back.
Common Cause addresses a range of good government issues to ensure that public officials can their jobs. Over the years, we have worked to:
- Reform the U.S. Senate to update its rules and curb abuse of the silent filibuster
- Prevent government shutdowns over anti-democratic political agendas
- Make sure voters have necessary information about budgets, spending, and the legislative process
- Stop legislators from wrongly interfering with presidential and gubernatorial appointments to the executive and judicial branch
- Ensure state legislatures have adequate time and funding to conduct the peoples’ business
Ce que nous faisons
Passer à l'action
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 les élections de 2024, étouffant ainsi 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.
Campagne de lettres
Write Your Representative: Pass The Youth Voting Rights Act!
Pétition
Tell the Senate: Abolish the filibuster
I’m sick of watching overwhelmingly popular policies fall victim to one anti-democracy Senate rule: the filibuster.
Our government needs to represent us – and act in the interest of the people who voted them into power. The Senate’s minority can’t continue dictating the outcome of almost all Senate legislative business. We must immediately eliminate the filibuster.
Votre soutien financier nous aide à avoir un impact en tenir le pouvoir responsable et renforcer la démocratie.
Mises à jour
Article de blog
Donald Trump : menacer les tribunaux et saper la justice
Article de blog
Senator J.D. Vance is Holding the DOJ Hostage
Article de blog
Editorial Roundup: Why SCOTUS Needs to Protect Democracy in Their Coming Moore v. Harper Decision
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Rapport
La démocratie au cœur du scrutin
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Dix principes pour réformer le règlement de la Chambre des représentants
Lettre
Letter to Congress to Oppose Poison Pill Campaign Finance Riders in FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Lettre
Letter to Congress opposing Spending Bills “Policy Riders”
Presse
Extrait d'actualité
Boston Globe: Public records undergird R.I.’s biggest news stories
Extrait d'actualité
Nebraska Examiner: ‘Partisan balance’ requirements on state commissions ignored, sidestepped
“It’s put in there for a purpose, so we have some sort of diversity of opinion and perspective on questions of policy,” Geis said. “That diversity of thought leads to better outcomes.”
“Not everyone has the opinion of a registered Republican,” he added. “It certainly should not to be skirted around.”
Extrait d'actualité
Santa Fe New Mexican (Op-Ed): Effort to modernize Legislature casualty of broken system
The reputation tracks with a flawed legislative structure that is impeding progress on many levels. We are the only state where legislators do not receive a salary. Most lack professional staff to conduct policy research and constituent services, and they meet for the third-shortest amount of...