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TalkingDog

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:42 PM Nov 2012

Does anybody know anything about United Republic and their drive for campaign finance reform?

http://act.unitedrepublic.org/event/cosponsor/4333

November 13th, we’ll unveil the full legislation that will get money out of politics and will eliminate corruption.

Shine a light on dark money groups and their secret donors.

Outlaw members of Congress from taking donations from the entities they regulate.

Close the revolving door between Congress and K Street so politicians (and their staff) aren’t trading their power in exchange for cushy jobs when they leave office.

Foster small donor contributions through citizen-funded elections. (If we shut out all the corrupting money, we need to enable clean money. Because like it or not, it costs money to run for office.)

Stop Super PACs and dark money groups from coordinating with campaigns.

Disempower Super PACs while protecting the free speech rights of Americans.

Expand the definition of lobbying to include all types of influence peddlers.
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Does anybody know anything about United Republic and their drive for campaign finance reform? (Original Post) TalkingDog Nov 2012 OP
Lawrence Lessig is involved with it. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #1
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