The Case for Fair Elections

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Thursday August 06, 2009 · 9:10 AM PDT

2009/08/06 · 09:10

Cross-posted at CommonBlog

Common Cause released a video today starring Law & Order actor Sam Waterston and Common Cause VPs Arn Pearson & Sarah Dufendach explaining why we need to change the way we finance campaigns by passing the Fair Elections Now Act. The Fair Elections Now Act would allow qualified candidates who take contributions no larger than $100 run for Congress on a blend of small donations and public funds.

Git 'R Done - Fair Elections Now!

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Tuesday July 14, 2009 · 8:45 AM PDT

2009/07/14 · 08:45

Since President Obama has taken office his administration and a congress controlled by Democrats have pursued and passed several major initiatives geared toward putting America back on track. Chief among these initiatives have been rescuing banks and financial firms whose impending demise put America on the precipice of a complete economic meltdown, passing a massive stimulus bill to slow and potentially stop the massive amounts of job losses, and starting to wind down the war in Iraq which has cost us dearly in blood, treasure, and international prestige. Most recently Obama and congress are pushing for reforms in healthcare, environmental and energy policy.

All that being said, Obama and Congress have yet to tackle the fundamental issue that created the catastrophe out of which we are now digging ourselves - an issue that Obama himself campaigned on: campaign finance reform.

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Tuesday November 07, 2006 · 7:19 AM PST

2006/11/07 · 07:19

There are going to be a lot of diaries today on voting machine malfunctions, voter suppression and intimidation, poll worker mistakes and confusion, and on and on and on. But here at Common Cause, we are getting these stories straight from the voters themselves.

Common Cause is one of the public interest organizations running 1-866-My-Vote-1 this election season. Voters can call this number to find their polling place (and indeed, the majority of calls are for that purpose), or to report problems voting.

We want to share these voter stories with you all, so that you can get reports of problems almost literally as they happen, as well as stay up to date on what steps are being taken to correct these problems.

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Wednesday September 20, 2006 · 11:54 AM PDT

2006/09/20 · 11:54

Prosecutors: The People.

Defendents: Congress.

Exhibit 1: Letitia White, former receptionist who rose through the ranks of Rep. Jerry Lewis' (R-CA) office to become his top defense aide. Ms. White left Lewis' office in 2003 and now works as a lobbyist, earning upwards of $3.5 million in two years.

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