Mother of All Issues

[ElsewheresDaughter]

http://youstreet.org/

If you care about energy independence, health care, education, the environment, the economy, then you should care about public funding. Because there is one underlying reason why our representatives in Congress can't move off the dime to solve these problems, and that reason is money. Big money that buys access and influence in Washington, dominates our policies and corrupts our politics. The only way to get big money out of politics is to cut politicians' dependence on big campaign contributions. It all comes down to one issue: public funding!

What It Will Take

Public funding has to become the law of the land. There is already legislation working its way through the Senate and the Congress, where it has bi-partisan support. But putting this legislation over the top is going to take grassroots pressure — meaning, it's going to take you. You and thousands like you whose special interest is a better America. Together we can raise our voices in a roar loud enough to be heard — and felt — all the way to Washington.
Public Funding Works

Public funding is not some experimental theory. Laws very much like the one we're supporting nationally are already proving themselves in Maine, Arizona, Connecticut and in cities from New York to Portland, Oregon. Not to mention, public funding in some form is used in virtually every other democracy on the planet. To find out more, click here. http://youstreet.org/

[Cleita]

1. We've known this for at least a decade now and seem

to be able to do nothing about it. I think we need to start doing something about it from the justice department and start tearing at this corruption at the source.

[walldude]

2. Agreed.. even the Democrats like their money

and you aren't going to find enough to even get a campaign finance bill rolling.

One thing I disagree with in the OP is that this is number one. Gay rights are number one. This is number two.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

4. without dealing with this issue, Gay Rights doen't stand a snowballs chance

because the wacko right will always have big corporate money funding .

[OneGrassRoot]

3. I can get behind this. Thank you!!

Here is the page where they tell you what you can do:

http://youstreet.org/action


These are three separate but symbiotic efforts we can all take as the issue of corporate control and money influencing elections is undermining every other effort. They should be bipartisan actions, too, so we can engage those beyond DU:

Joining and DOING at the youstreet.org site

Joining and DOing at http://www.fairvote.org

Joining and DOing at http://www.freespeechforpeople.org/get-involved (working toward a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United; http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9478876&mesg_id=9478876 )


Thank you! :hi:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

5. great...thanks for spreading the message

[Recursion]

6. Force all tv stations to air political ads from bona fide candidates for free

The funding issue disappears that way, too.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

7. Yes The Fairness Doctrine would have to be part of it

[GeorgeGist]

8. As long as the corps own the government ...

there will be no public option.