Choose to take the 'for sale' sign off our democracy

Choose to take the 'for sale' sign off our democracy
Overturning Citizens United
Jan. 28, 2014
People For the American Way

Choose to take the 'for sale' sign off our democracy!

Citizens United

...[T]he problem of big money in elections is so bad, we must amend the Constitution to fix it. The Supreme Court, with decisions like Citizens United v. FEC, has left us no choice.

That's why I'm asking you to support PFAW's Government By the People campaign by renewing your 2014 membership with a much-needed contribution today.

The choice is yours, but I hope you choose to be part of this growing national movement by supporting our work.

16 states and hundreds of localities have passed resolutions supporting an amendment to save our democracy and get big money out...
Now, we're organizing students across the country to pass similar resolutions on their campuses...
And our efforts have already helped get nearly 150 members of Congress to endorse the amendment strategy...

It's incredibly important that we keep up this progress towards our ultimate goal of a constitutional amendment.

Click here to make a secure online renewal contribution now and I will put your generous gift to work immediately to support these efforts and more.

The Koch brothers and Tea Party groups are already on the air in key battleground states trying to use lies about Obamacare to smear Democratic incumbents. They've spent tens of millions of dollars on the 2014 races already, and we're still in the first month of the year.

We'll fight right-wing extremists every step of the way, and work to defeat Tea Party Republicans at the polls, but we also must keep up intense and sustained efforts to get big money OUT of our elections.v Will you support this work with a donation to renew your PFAW membership right now?

Whether it's with a picket sign in the streets of Chicago, marching against the influence of corporate lobbyists, sending activists to town halls and asking members of Congress to pledge their support in our fight to get big money out of our democracy, or with a clipboard, going to door to door to get a state resolution passed, we're not stopping.

We must restore the power in our democracy to where it belongs: with the voter.

Thank you for all that you have done and will continue to do.

Sincerely,

Michael B. Keegan signature
Michael Keegan, President

P.S. Supreme Court watchers are waiting for the next decision day in a few weeks to see if the Court's decision in McCutcheon v. FEC is essentially "Citizens United II." Thanks to arguments filed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, it's possible that the Court could dismantle what few remaining campaign finance restrictions we have. You can imagine how earth-shattering that result would be -- eliminating any barriers to elected officials being wholly owned, bought and paid for, by ultra-wealthy donors.

With a right-wing majority Court set on undermining our democracy, we must look to constitutional remedies. And we need your help to get there.