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Time to Rethink the FEC May 21, 2008:  Common Cause today urged the Senate committee considering the nominations of three candidates to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to create a body that puts upholding the nation’s campaign finance laws above party loyalty. Read the letter... We stopped the White House again! May 19, 2008:  Controversial White House nominee Hans von Spakovsky has removed himself from consideration for a position on the Federal Election Commission. Common Cause, working with a coalition of voting rights and reform groups, had fiercely opposed von Spakovsky because of his work at the Justice Department rolling back voting rights laws.Read more on CommonBlog... Senate votes to rollback media ownership rules May 16, 2008:  In a near-unanimous voice vote last night, the Senate passed a "resolution of disapproval" that would stop the Federal Communications Commission’s new media cross-ownership rules from taking effect. The measure moves now to the House.Take action...Read more on CommonBlog... No closer to an FEC May 13, 2008:  As the presidential campaign kicks into high gear, we still have no Federal Election Commission because of the standoff in the Senate over nominees. The White House accepts Senate Democrats offer for individual votes on its nominees, but Senate Republicans won’t go along. Republicans still pushing for confirmation of controversial nominee Hans von Spakovsky.Read more on CommonBlog... Common Cause partners with Mobilize.org on money in politics grant summit May 12, 2008:  Common Cause is joining with Mobilize.org to sponsor the first Democracy 2.0 Entrepreneur Grant Summit.  The summit will challenge the millennial generation to compete for grant monies to support projects working to promote clean elections practices.Read the press release...