End Corruption In Washington!

Please go to www.represent.us/cosponsor/8830/ and become a co-sponsor of the American Anti-Corruption Act, the one piece of legislation that can bring our federal government back to the people.

If you ask the man (or woman) on the street why Congress can’t get anything done, he (or she) will almost certainly blame it on money – the huge sums that corporations and their lobbyists sluice through Capitol Hill every day. No matter what your favorite cause is – cutting military spending, saving the environment, improving transportation, reforming education, reducing health care costs – you won’t get it done because of money – corruption. And if it’s not campaign money that’s offered, it’s the opportunity of a high-paying job in a lobbying firm. So Congressional corruption is the gateway issue. Until we fix this problem, we’ll make no progress anywhere else. The American Anti-corruption Act will fix it.

Questions About the Act? Call 855-585-8100.

The Act was crafted by former Federal Election Commission chairman Trevor Potter in consultation with dozens of strategists, democracy reform leaders, and constitutional attorneys from across the political spectrum.

The Act would transform how elections are financed, how lobbyists influence politics, and how political money is disclosed. It’s a sweeping proposal that would reshape the rules of American politics, and restore ordinary Americans as the most important stakeholders instead of the major donors. The Act enjoys support from progressives and conservatives alike.

Constitutional attorneys confirm that the provisions are constitutional. The Act is being championed by the Represent.Us campaign.

Why Not A Constitutional Amendment ?

We wish our friends at MoveToAmend well, but we think a constitutional amendment won’t do the job because (1) it won’t cover all the details of lobbying and bundling, and (2) an amendment will not only require a 2/3 vote in each house of congress (!) but also ratification by 38 states (!!).

What Are the Provisions of AACA? The actual 11-page bill: https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.unitedrepublic.org/docs/AACA_Full_Provisions.pdf

1) Prohibit congresspersons from soliciting contributions from the interests they regulate.

2) Expand the definition of and register ALL lobbyists.

3) Toughen rules regarding coordination between Super PACS and campaigns.

4) Empower voters by creating a $100 tax rebate for contributions to candidates.

5) Require disclosure of names of “bundlers.”

6) Close the lobby “revolving door” by instituting a 7 year moratorium on transfers of personnel to lobbies.

7) Limit lobbyist donations to candidates, parties, and committees.

8) Require full and fast disclosure of funding sources for all political ads.

9) Enforce the rules. Strengthen the Federal Elections Commission and the congressional ethics enforcement processes.

What’s The Plan? Become a “sponsor” at www.represent.us/cosponsor/8830

1) Start collecting signatures of citizen “sponsors” by internet and signed petitions through 2013.

2) In November, 2013, have the bill introduced in both houses with 1,000,000 sponsoring signatures. As of this morning more than 348,424 have signed.

3) Inform congressmen who don’t support AACA they will be opposed in primaries and general elections in 2014.