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Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, illegally solicited a campaign contribution – in the form of opposition research - from a Russian national, Common Cause alleges in complaints filed today with the Department of Justice and the Federal Election Commission.

As welcome news about the appointment of a special counsel arrived on Wednesday night, Americans got another reminder of the how much work is still needed before we can be confident that the truth ultimately will emerge.

"Gusto naming magtiwala ang mga botante sa gobyerno at iyon ay nakasalalay sa isang botante sa anumang komunidad na nauunawaan kung ano ang nangyayari sa kanilang sariling komunidad," sabi ni Pedro Hernandez, isang direktor ng patakaran sa California Common Cause, na nag-cosponsor sa panukalang batas.

"Upang magkaroon ang California ng tiwala, ito ay dapat na isang multiracial at multilinguwal na demokrasya, na nangangahulugan ng pagbibigay-priyoridad at pagsentro sa access sa wika," sabi ni Hernandez sa Common Cause.

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Common Cause Hawaii’s program manager, Camron Hurt, emphasized the need for more comprehensive changes to make Hawaii’s elections free from outside influence, more competitive and more popular.

“I think those (other reforms) are all tools to fix the same wheel. Right. So I think we fixed parts of the wheel, but the wheel still isn’t moving as efficiently as it can,” Hunt said.

"Ito ay isang perpektong halimbawa ng isang bagay na nasa interes ng publiko," sinabi ni John Marion Jr., executive director ng Common Cause Rhode Island, noong Huwebes tungkol sa mga email sa Washington Bridge.

Susan Lerner, the executive director of the watchdog group Common Cause New York, said it was too soon to know if Adams had acted improperly. But she said the indictment was evidence that the city’s public financing system was working as intended.

“The campaign finance system we have in New York City deliberately makes it harder for people who want to buy influence,” Lerner said. “The lesson here is do not try to game the system because you will be caught.”

"Ito ay hindi teknikal na hindi etikal, ngunit hindi ito teknikal na lumalabag sa mga patakaran na isinulat nila para sa kanilang sarili, ngunit lumilikha pa rin ito ng isang hitsura ng hindi nararapat," sabi ni Julia Vaughn, executive director ng Common Cause Indiana. "Iyan ay nakakapinsala sa institusyon kapag iniisip ng mga tao na ang mga mambabatas ay nais lamang na protektahan ang kanilang mga interes sa pananalapi."