Although the money power that controls Congress could thwart everything Obama proposed in his State of the Union address, there was not a single word in his speech about taming the power of private money over public policy.
And so it goes: The golden rule of politics. He who has the gold, rules.
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We’re working with Rootstrikers and Fund For The Republic to ask representatives to go on the record about campaign money.
Here’s what we need you to do:
Go to a gathering that your representative or senator is attending and ask him/her:
In his farewell speech, John Kerry said that the “unending chase for money” in politics has led to the “corruption” of the political system. He said everyone knows it, but nothing is done. Yet the Supreme Court, with its Citizens United decision, argued that money doesn’t corrupt. What is your view on this? Do you believe that the “unending chase for money” has corrupted politics?
Record their answers to both questions on video. Use your cell phone or whatever device you want and then post it with the other videos so that we have an exact record of what they said.
Upload your audio to SoundCloud and tag it #campaignmoney
Or, send us video clips through SendSpace.
Or, send files to us directly at [email protected]
The goal of this project is not merely to get every one of them on the record, but then to use what they say to help propel them to act - to reform the system — or to hold them accountable when they either fail to act or fail to acknowledge the crisis of corruption.
