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Five Things Your Tax Dollars Could Fund Instead of an Illegal Iran War
While Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities, the Trump Administration is pouring billions of dollars into an illegal war in Iran.
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Your Guide To The Net Neutrality Fight’s Final Weeks
All eyes are on the FCC this week as they gear up to release their proposed Open Internet rules, which they'll vote on at their February 26th meeting. Here's a preview of what's to come, and a few potential pitfalls:
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Virginia Senate Passes Redistricting Reform Bills
This week the Virginia Senate passed three bills aimed at reforming Virginia’s partisan and divisive process for redrawing legislative districts following each census.
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Common Cause Fights for Redistricting Reform in U.S. Supreme Court
Common Cause and Common Cause Illinois signed amicus briefs in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, a U.S. Supreme Court case that threatens citizen efforts to end the undemocratic practice of congressional gerrymandering.
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Pinalipad ng Aerospace Giant Northrop Grumman ang coop ng ALEC
Isa sa pinakamalaking kontratista sa pagtatanggol sa bansa ang sumali sa exodus mula sa American Legislative Exchange Council
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BREAKING: Plano ng Kochs na Gumastos ng $1 Bilyon sa 2016
Iminumungkahi ng mga bagong ulat na ang Koch ay nagpaplano sa pamumuhunan ng higit sa isang bilyong dolyar sa 2016.
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I Didn’t Get Elected to Be a Fundraiser
Then-Representative (and now Senator) Chris Murphy (D-Conn) penned an op-ed with this title in 2008 lamenting the vast amounts of time Members of Congress have to spend fundraising. If he thought things were bad then, he had no idea how awful the permanent money chase would be now. The Citizens United decision in 2010 opened the door for corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections, and the SpeechNow decision shortly after paved the way for super PACs, both creating the need for Members of Congress to do more fundraising.
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The Fundraising Free February Pledge
I, ____________, solemnly pledge to devote each session day of the month of February 2015 to the official duties of my office as a member of the United States House of Representatives, without the distraction of electoral fundraising or other political campaign-related activities.
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6 problems with the cable lobby’s “net neutrality” bill
Last week, Senator John Thune and allies proposed new telecommunications rules known as Title X. But taking a closer look, this bill falls far short of what we need to protect the Open Internet.
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Milyun-milyon na ang Bumoto Laban sa Citizens United
Sa loob ng limang taon mula nang ang mapaminsalang desisyon ng Citizens United ng Korte Suprema ng US ay pinahintulutan ang walang limitasyong halaga ng pera na bumuhos sa ating sistemang pampulitika, mahigit 5.4 milyong Amerikano ang bumoto upang suportahan ang isang susog sa konstitusyon upang maalis ang katauhan ng korporasyon at ibalik ang mga karapatan sa konstitusyon at patas na halalan sa ang mga tao.
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Ang Pag-aresto sa Tagapagsalita ay Dapat Maging Katalista para sa Pagwawalis ng mga Reporma sa Etika
Sa isang nakakagulat, ngunit hindi inaasahang pag-unlad, ang Tagapagsalita ng Assembly na si Sheldon Silver ay inaresto ngayong araw at kinasuhan sa pederal na hukuman sa mga kaso ng panunuhol at katiwalian. Ang pag-aresto kay Speaker Silver ay higit na nagpapakita ng mahalagang papel na ginampanan ng Moreland Commission sa pagpapalabas ng katiwalian sa gobyerno ng New York State, isang papel na nakatulong sa Common Cause/NY na hikayatin sa pamamagitan ng aming Moreland Monday na serye ng mga ulat .
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The President’s Missed Opportunity
Hours after he delivered a 70-minute State of the Union speech laden with specific plans for re-balancing the tax code, reining in college costs, raising the minimum wage, rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, and safeguarding information online, the President on Wednesday could manage just six innocuous sentences – and no specific plans – about fixing our democracy.
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Top Federal Contractors Spent $30.6 Million on the 2014 Election (That We Know About)
A new Common Cause analysis shows that the top 25 federal government contractors contributed more than $30.6 million to influence the 2014 congressional elections.
