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Fire Elon Musk
How Elon Musk’s Power Grab Is Hurting America.
Money in Politics
Citizens United invited huge sums of dark money into our democracy. We're demanding reforms that put ordinary people ahead of billionaire campaign donors.
Americans know that money has too much influence in our political system. That is why we advocate for money in politics solutions that empower small-dollar donors to make an impact in campaigns, require disclosure of all campaign money raised and spent, remove the financial barriers stopping everyday people from running for office, and hold elected officials and wealthy special interests accountable to voters.
Even with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, states and cities across the country are proving that we can improve our campaign finance system with laws that amplify the voices of everyday Americans.
What We’re Doing
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Overcoming Big Money Influence
Common Cause Oregon is strengthening every voice, not just the voices of the wealthy few.
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Read Our Complaints: Stormy Daniels Hush Money
Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts—all stemming from the $130,000 hush money payment he made to Stormy Daniels, which Common Cause first blew the whistle on back in 2018.
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Petition
Fight back against Big Money’s influence: Overturn Citizens United
Corporations, special interest groups, and some of the wealthiest people in the country are spending billions of dollars to influence our elected leaders – essentially using a megaphone to try to drown out the voices of everyday Americans.
That’s why I’m calling on Congress to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision – and also pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the DISCLOSE Act – to fight back against our country’s Big Money problem.
Petition
Tell Congress: Wealthy donors shouldn’t control our Supreme Court
The Judicial Conference’s weakened disclosure rules are unacceptable and will make it easier for wealthy donors to secretly buy influence over the Supreme Court – at the expense of everyday Americans.
Congress must put a stop to this now by passing the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act and creating the strongest possible Code of Conduct for our highest court.
Petition
Fight back against Big Money’s influence: Overturn Citizens United
Corporations, special interest groups, and some of the wealthiest people in the country are spending billions of dollars to influence the 2024 elections — effectively drowning out the voices of everyday Americans.
That’s why I’m calling on Congress to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision — and also pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the DISCLOSE Act — to fight back against our country’s Big Money problem.
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Updates
Blog Post
Backdoor Budgets Are Bad For Our Democracy
The troubling trend to pass stop-gap spending bills instead of an annual budget allows Congress to subvert transparency, hurting Americans.
Article
Congress failed. Now it’s up to us.
All week, we’ve heard from allies on Capitol Hill that their phones were ringing off the hook – and lawmakers on the fence felt enough heat that many switched their votes our way at the very last minute.
Article
Here’s the ad the Washington Post wouldn’t run
The Washington Post – which has a responsibility to hold a magnifying glass up to powerful people like Elon Musk and Donald Trump – refused to run our ad calling them out.
Related Resources
Letter
Common Cause Urges Congress to Include 7 Criteria in Next Government Funding Bill
Common Cause urges Congress to uphold democracy in the next government funding bill by enforcing the rule of law, protecting judicial independence, and ensuring executive accountability.
Report
We the People
Our Small Dollars, Our Elections, Our Voices.
Report
Highlights and Accomplishments From 2022
Report
Power Shift: How People Can Take on the NRA Report
Fixing our gun violence problem will require fixing our democracy — but together, ordinary people can take on the gun lobby and win.
Press
Press Release
Washingtonian Names Common Cause’s Virginia Kase Solomón to List of D.C.’s Top Influencers
Washingtonian magazine has once again recognized Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomón as one of the 500 Most Influential People in Washington, reaffirming her position as a leading voice on democracy and civil rights issues. She is joined on the prestigious list by Aaron Scherb, Common Cause’s Senior Director of Legislative Affairs, who was also honored again for his impactful work advancing pro-democracy legislation on Capitol Hill.
Press Release
WTF Chuck: New Billboard Condemns Sen. Schumer for Supporting Trump’s Budget
Today, Common Cause released a new billboard in New York City’s Times Square calling out Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) recent vote in support of the Trump-Musk funding bill.
Press Release
Citizens United at 15: CEOs Have Front Row Seats at Swearing In
