Rep.
John Sarbanes (D-MD), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and others
recently introduced the Government By the People Act (H.R. 20). The
bill would undo some of the harm of cases like Citizens United by empowering the public over entrenched and deep-pocketed special interests.
As
you can imagine, PFAW’s Government By the People campaign is part of
this fight, supports these reforms and strongly encourages the passage
of the Government By the People Act.
But we need your strength and your voice to drive the message home to Congress that they should act swiftly to pass this bill.
Elections
in a democracy should be democratic, but, as you know, the voice of
ordinary people is being drowned out by the Super PACs and dark money
groups of corporate interests and billionaire ideologues.
The Government By the People Act would help redemocratize elections by:
- Encouraging
the participation of everyday Americans in funding campaigns by
providing a $25 My Voice Tax Credit, to help grow the base and
influence of small donors.
- Establishing
a Freedom From Influence Matching Fund to amplify low-dollar
contributions. Candidates would be eligible for matching funds only by
agreeing to limits on large donations.
- Providing
candidates with additional resources in the homestretch of a campaign
so that outside special interest spending doesn’t dominate the airwaves
and drown out the messages of citizen-backed campaigns.
Our
Government By the People campaign, like the whole national movement to
get big money out of elections and empower voters, is fueled by the
grassroots energy and activism of people like you. We need
that energy and activism if we’re going to pass this bill. So please
take a brief moment now to add your name to the petition.
Thank
you for continuing to do your part to restore Government By the
People. After you take action, please help spread the word.
Sincerely,
Michael Keegan, President
