Contacts:<\/p>
Elena Nunez, 720-339-3273<\/p>
Brad Martin, 406-750-3457<\/p>
La coalition du Colorado soumet 177 000 signatures pour inscrire la mesure de limitation des d\u00e9penses de campagne au scrutin de novembre<\/p>
Une initiative demanderait au Congr\u00e8s d'adopter un amendement constitutionnel pour limiter l'argent en politique<\/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>
Les 177 000 signatures ont \u00e9t\u00e9 recueillies en face \u00e0 face, la majorit\u00e9 provenant du personnel de la campagne Colorado Fair Share dans les lieux publics et aux coins des rues de villes allant de Grand Junction \u00e0 Denver, de Fort Collins \u00e0 Pueblo. La campagne a recueilli pr\u00e8s de 100 000 signatures de plus que ce qui \u00e9tait n\u00e9cessaire pour que l'initiative soit soumise au vote.<\/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>
Selon le nouveau rapport Million-Dollar Megaphones de la Fondation CoPIRG et de Demos, sur les 230 millions de dollars collect\u00e9s par les Super PAC aupr\u00e8s des particuliers au cours des deux premiers trimestres du cycle \u00e9lectoral de 2012, plus de la moiti\u00e9 (57,11 millions de dollars) provenaient de seulement 47 personnes ayant donn\u00e9 au moins 1 million de dollars. Un peu plus de 1 000 donateurs ayant donn\u00e9 10 000 dollars ou plus ont \u00e9t\u00e9 responsables de 941 millions de dollars de cette collecte de fonds.<\/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>
Parmi les partisans de cette initiative figurent 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 et le Colorado Center on Law and Policy.<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\n