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Elena N\u00fa\u00f1ez, 720-339-3273<\/p>
Brad Martin, 406-750-3457<\/p>
La Coalici\u00f3n de Colorado presenta 177.000 firmas para incluir la medida de l\u00edmite de gastos de campa\u00f1a en la boleta electoral de noviembre<\/p>
Iniciativa ordenar\u00eda al Congreso aprobar una enmienda constitucional para limitar el dinero en la pol\u00edtica<\/p>
Denver - A citizens campaign submitted 177,000 signatures of Colorado voters to elections officials today calling for an end to big money in politics. When certified for the ballot, the measure will give voters the opportunity this fall to explicitly instruct their members of Congress to support a constitutional amendment that would authorize limits on campaign contributions and spending that promote a level playing field and reverse recent Supreme Court rulings.<\/p>
\"It's time that we restore a government of, by and for the people, not of, by, and for the corporations,\" noted Elena Nunez of Colorado Common Cause which drafted the initiative as part of its Amend 2012 campaign.<\/p>
Las 177.000 firmas se recogieron mediante interacciones cara a cara, y la mayor\u00eda provino del personal de la campa\u00f1a Colorado Fair Share en lugares p\u00fablicos y esquinas de ciudades como Grand Junction y Denver, y de Fort Collins a Pueblo. La campa\u00f1a recogi\u00f3 casi 100.000 firmas m\u00e1s de las necesarias para que la iniciativa fuera admitida a votaci\u00f3n.<\/p>
This Colorado initiative comes on the heels of a similar ballot measure in Montana, which has drawn support from the state's Democratic Governor and Republican Lt. Governor in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down a law that had banned corporate contributions in Montana elections for the last 100 years.<\/p>
\"Unlimited corporate money in elections has only recently flooded American politics, but this initiative is part of a long history of citizens making their voices heard,\" said Mo Kirk, President of Colorado Fair Share. \"We spoke face to face with hundreds of thousands of Coloradans all across the state. These signatures represent their will to put our democracy back into the hands of citizens.\"<\/p>
Seg\u00fan el nuevo informe Million-Dollar Megaphones (Meg\u00e1fonos de un mill\u00f3n de d\u00f3lares) de la Fundaci\u00f3n CoPIRG y Demos, de los 230 millones de d\u00f3lares recaudados por los Super PAC de personas individuales en los dos primeros trimestres del ciclo electoral de 2012, m\u00e1s de la mitad (57,11 millones de d\u00f3lares) provino de tan s\u00f3lo 47 personas que donaron al menos 1 mill\u00f3n de d\u00f3lares. Un poco m\u00e1s de 1.000 donantes que donaron 10.000 d\u00f3lares o m\u00e1s fueron responsables del 94,1% de esta recaudaci\u00f3n de fondos.<\/p>
\"Unlimited, corporate, and secret money continues to undermine the principle of 'one person, one vote,'\" said Danny Katz of CoPIRG, the other lead proponent of the signature collection effort. \"This will give voters a chance to push back against the misguided rulings of the Supreme Court that equate unlimited campaign spending with free speech.\"<\/p>
\"Nothing can be clearer, a system of politics that relies on private money will favor the interests of that private money,\" said Ken Gordon of CleanSlateNow.org. \"Only the people, using the power of their vote, can provide a counterbalance to the power of money. This initiative is a way to make clear to elected officials that the voters will hold them to account for their actions. The voters are watching.\"<\/p>
Entre los partidarios de la iniciativa se incluyen Colorado Common Cause, Colorado Fair Share, CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group), Free Speech for People, Colorado Progressive Coalition, CleanSlateNow.org, Colorado 350.org, People for the American Way, Public Citizen, Communications Workers of America y el Centro de Derecho y Pol\u00edtica de Colorado.<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\n