We cant solve the gun problem unless we solve the campaign finance problem.

[mahina]

The failure of our electeds to act on gun reform is a direct result of our broken campaign finance system. They are cowering in the face of very effective extortion.

If we want our Congress to work for the people and not just the 1%, we have to fix campaign finance. It's life or death.

Common Cause is doing this work. Who else is?

[gopiscrap]

1. +1000

I have been saying that for years. In fact you can't solve any problem til you take money out of politics.

[Frankie the Bird]

2. yes, we need CFR - Citizen United needs to be removed.

That is the goal. Right now it's unrealistic because of the morons on the right.

[rurallib]

3. All problems in Washington relate to money in politics

sadly the group that must make the changes is the group that benefits most from the system.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. Bloomberg not rich enough for you?

[Hangingon]

6. The campaign finance problem is not just the gun lobby.

All lobbies should be prohibited. That is why this will never happen.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

8. Unions lobby. In fact, that's a significant portion of their value to workers.

[Hangingon]

9. That is what I mean.

[madokie]

5. Most all of our problems are due to the present campaign finance laws

Most of our politicians are bought and paid for by special interest

[rhett o rick]

7. And we cant solve the campaign finance problem without first solving the free and fair elections

problem.

[mahina]

10. So it sounds like Common Cause is the only group working on this across the country.

We can shrug our shoulders and be content to be right that the situation is a mess,
or we can put our collective shoulders to the wheel and help Common Cause with
campaign finance reform change.

It will be incremental but it must be done. Campaign finance cuts across every issue we hold dear that the wingers hold hostage in state and federal offices from one coast to the other, and to our islands.

http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=8281551

Please kokua and connect.

It's not enough to be right.