Common Cause is suing the Senate over the Filibuster

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Tuesday May 15, 2012 · 6:08 AM PDT

2012/05/15 · 06:08

The filibuster is unconstitutional. It denies citizens our representation in Congress and nullifies the votes of our elected lawmakers.

So Common Cause is suing the Senate.

You can read the legal complaint here: http://bit.ly/....

And Bob Edgar's HuffPo blog about why Common Cause is taking this drastic step: http://huff.to/...

Connecting the Dots Between ALEC, the NRA, and Trayvon

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Friday March 23, 2012 · 8:00 PM PDT

2012/03/23 · 20:00

It would be nice to be shocked by this, but does anyone expect less from the American Legislative Exchange Council? After all, they work for the corporations. Apparently, so do our elected representatives.

A Florida law that may protect the man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February is the template for an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) "model bill" that has been pushed in other states. The bill was brought to ALEC by the National Rifle Association (NRA), and fits into a pattern of ALEC bills that disproportionately impact communities of color.

Full fact sheet here: http://bit.ly/...

Cantor quietly admits failure to disclose

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Friday March 16, 2012 · 7:52 PM PDT

2012/03/16 · 19:52

UPDATE on the mysteriously $1,350 "cash gift" that ALEC gave to Eric Cantor.

Eric Cantor has quietly disclosed this $1,350 gift from ALEC as a bust of Thomas Jefferson (not cash). Cantor also amended his disclosure forms to include another gift we didn't know about until now.

They said our questions were out of line, but clearly demonstrated for us WHY disclosure matters!!

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Tuesday February 28, 2012 · 11:21 AM PST

2012/02/28 · 11:21

Lots of people are talking about taking a stand against Citizens United and a handful of places have already passed resolutions, but leave it to Montanans to launch a full-scale ballot initiative campaign.

http://www.standwithmontanans.org/

I'm glad that a state like Montana is taking the lead here. Who can say anything bad about Montana??

Cantor's Cash

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Thursday February 23, 2012 · 7:02 AM PST

2012/02/23 · 07:02

There has to be a reasonable explanation for this. Right?

Common Cause blog on Cantor's Cash:
ALEC tax filings indicate they made a prohibited cash payment to Rep. Eric Cantor in 2009; 21 State legislators also listed as receiving cash.

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) reports giving cash awards to legislators, including $1,350 for an award it gave to Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), the current House Majority Leader, even though members of the House are prohibited by law from receiving any cash gift, and any non-cash gift they receive must be valued below $50. Common Cause has written to Rep. Cantor to ask for an explanation. We also passed our findings on to the Office of Congressional Ethics.

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Common Cause is suing the Senate over the Filibuster

Connecting the Dots Between ALEC, the NRA, and Trayvon

Cantor quietly admits failure to disclose

Don't Mess with Montana - you'll get the moose horns!

Cantor's Cash