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Amy6627 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 05:08 PM
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Corporations involved in Politics = politicians like Tom Delay
Corporations can't vote, why are they allowed to make political contributions?

When Corporations give millions to campaigns/politicians, how can We The People get our voices heard?

The answer to get Corporations out of politics is Clean Money Campaigns. It's already working in AZ, ME, VT, and MA.

In California we have http://www.caclean.org/, click here to find the organization in your state: http://www.publicampaign.org/states/index.htm

Get involved to do something to change the way politics work here in America and let's get back to the hierarchy that our fore fathers intended:

We The People (You and Me!)
Government (subordinate to We The People)
Corporations (limited power, subordinate to the Government)

Here is what I do in San Diego:

Show relevant movies at my local library, advertise in local free forums, call into local radio stations to promote it, and after the movie talk about Clean Money Campaigns. All it costs me is my time!

Watch the short film "The Road to Clean Elections" narrated by Bill Moyers. http://www.caclean.org/materials/watch.php
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 05:28 PM
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1. Try going to buyblue and other such sites. They are working hard
to make the political contributions of corporate boards..obvious. Then they rate them.

It is the only way.

http://www.buyblue.org/
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Amy6627 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 06:11 PM
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2. That is all well and fine. But we need to eliminate the need for
politicians to have to accept money from corporations. We need Publically Funded Elections.

Watch this video, it's very compelling: http://www.caclean.org/materials/watch.php
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thegreatwildebeest Donating Member (224 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-01-05 10:19 PM
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3. It is NOT the only way...
It is NOT the only way, and is in fact, not a "way" period to stop the influence of corporations on our elections. I don't care whether they are "blue" or "red", at the end of the day, corporations smell and protect their own, and will always do so. Their money should be out of politics, period. This crap thats been passing around about "buying blue" is patently ridiculous, and an example of how far people have bent backwards on the issue of campaign finance reform. We need LESS money in politics, not more, regardless if its blue or red.
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