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Aerospace Giant Northrop Grumman Flies ALEC’s coop
One of the nation's largest defense contractors has joined the exodus from the American Legislative Exchange Council
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BREAKING: Kochs Plan to Spend $1 Billion in 2016
New reports suggest the Koch are planning on investing over a billion dollars in 2016.
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I Didn’t Get Elected to Be a Fundraiser
Then-Representative (and now Senator) Chris Murphy (D-Conn) penned an op-ed with this title in 2008 lamenting the vast amounts of time Members of Congress have to spend fundraising. If he thought things were bad then, he had no idea how awful the permanent money chase would be now. The Citizens United decision in 2010 opened the door for corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections, and the SpeechNow decision shortly after paved the way for super PACs, both creating the need for Members of Congress to do more fundraising.
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The Fundraising Free February Pledge
I, ____________, solemnly pledge to devote each session day of the month of February 2015 to the official duties of my office as a member of the United States House of Representatives, without the distraction of electoral fundraising or other political campaign-related activities.
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6 problems with the cable lobby’s “net neutrality” bill
Last week, Senator John Thune and allies proposed new telecommunications rules known as Title X. But taking a closer look, this bill falls far short of what we need to protect the Open Internet.
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Millions Have Already Voted Against Citizens United
In the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision allowed unlimited amounts of money to pour into our political system, more than 5.4 million Americans have voted to support a constitutional amendment to eliminate corporate personhood and to restore constitutional rights and fair elections to the people.
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Speaker’s Arrest Should Be Catalyst for Sweeping Ethics Reforms
In a shocking, but not unexpected development, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested today and indicted in federal court on bribery and corruption charges. The Speaker Silver’s arrest further reveals the crucial role the Moreland Commission played in bringing corruption in New York State government to light, a role which Common Cause/NY helped to encourage through our Moreland Monday series of reports .
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The President’s Missed Opportunity
Hours after he delivered a 70-minute State of the Union speech laden with specific plans for re-balancing the tax code, reining in college costs, raising the minimum wage, rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, and safeguarding information online, the President on Wednesday could manage just six innocuous sentences – and no specific plans – about fixing our democracy.
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Các nhà thầu liên bang hàng đầu đã chi $30,6 triệu cho cuộc bầu cử năm 2014 (Những gì chúng ta biết)
Một phân tích Nguyên nhân chung mới cho thấy 25 nhà thầu hàng đầu của chính phủ liên bang đã đóng góp hơn $30,6 triệu đô la để tác động đến cuộc bầu cử quốc hội năm 2014.
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Activists Rally On Citizens United Fifth Anniversary
Dozens of activists from Common Cause and partner organizations rallied against big money in politics today at Lafayette Square, wedged between the Chamber of Commerce and the White House, on the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling.
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8 Charts That Show How Political Spending Has Exploded Since Citizens United
These 8 charts show how big money in elections has exploded since the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling.
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50 resolutions in 5 years
On the eve of the 5th anniversary of Citizens United, Del Mar, California, passes a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
