Democracy For All Rally at Senator McCains Office We will deliver 33,500 signatures from Arizona residents. Join MoveOn, CREDO, Public Citizen, Progressive Democrats of America, Common Cause, Communication Workers of America and others. Thursday at John McCains Office in Phoenix - “Democracy is For All” Rally Activists from National Organizations Will Urge Sen. McCain to back Constitutional Amendment Curbing Money in Politics – The Senate vote is set for Sept. 8th WHEN: Sept. 4th at 12:00 p.m. noon WHERE: McCain’s Senate Office – 2201 E. Camelback Rd. #115, Phx Activists representing nationwide organizations, including Public Citizen, MoveOn.org Political Action, People For the American Way, CREDO Action, Communication Workers of America, Common Cause and Progressive Democrats of America, will deliver over 33,500 of petitions from Arizona’s residents to U.S. Sen. John McCains office on Sept. 4th asking him to back a constitutional amendment to curb the flood of money in politics. Fifty U.S. senators support the Democracy For All constitutional amendment (S.J. Res 19), which would establish that Congress and the states have the power to regulate and limit election spending. However, John McCain has yet to add his name to the list. Activists will urge the Senator to become the 51st supporter and to support the amendment on September 8 when the Senate considers it. The amendment is in response to the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) and McCutcheon v. FEC. In Citizens United, the court gave corporations the green light to spend unlimited sums to influence elections. As a result, spending by outside groups – those not affiliated with campaigns – skyrocketed. In McCutcheon, the court struck down the aggregate campaign spending limits, allowing the super-wealthy to contribute millions of dollars directly to candidates, political parties and joint fundraising committees. Dozens of organizations nationwide have collected approximately 3 million signatures calling for Citizens United to be overturned. Sixteen states, approximately 550 cities and towns, and more than 160 former and current members of Congress and President Barack Obama have indicated support for the amendment. It’s time Senator John McCain gets on board. Contact Dan ONeal - [email protected] - 480-650-0746
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 06:48:36 +0000
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