House leaders appoint distinguished panel to lead new ethics office
July 24, 2008: House leaders today appointed a distinguished bipartisan panel to lead the newly created Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) to review allegations of misconduct and make recommendations to the House Ethics Committee. The panel marks the first time people outside of House membership are active participants in that chamber’s ethics enforcement process.Read the press release...
Voter registration should be allowed at VA facilities
July 21, 2008: Common Cause and other voting rights groups are calling on the US Department of Veterans Affairs to reverse a recent decision that prohibits VA offices and facilities from offering voter registration and potentially registering tens of thousands of veterans. “Designation of VA facilities as voter registration agencies is the single most important action that can be taken to help veterans participate in our nation’s elections,” said Bob Edgar, president of Common Cause.Read the letter...
Recapture The Flag
July 15, 2008: Have you signed our petition to "Recapture the Flag?" It’s a new Common Cause campaign about restoring public faith in the core values of American democracy – freedom from tyranny, respect for individual liberty and human rights, and government based on the rule of law. More than 27,000 citizens and 150 candidates have signed on.Visit RecaptureTheFlag.com...
Common Cause, military experts
oppose House resolution on Iran
July 9, 2008: Three retired military leaders have sent a letter to Congressional lawmakers urging them to abandon a resolution regarding Iran that is moving Congress. Common Cause also sent a letter calling sections of the resolution "ambiguous [and] potentially destructive."Read the letter from military experts...Read Common Cause's letter...
