Mga contact:<\/p>
Elena Nunez, 720-339-3273<\/p>
Brad Martin, 406-750-3457<\/p>
Ang Colorado Coalition ay Nagsumite ng 177,000 Lagda Upang Maglagay ng Panukala sa Limitasyon sa Paggastos ng Kampanya sa Balota ng Nobyembre<\/p>
Iniutos ng Inisyatiba sa Kongreso na Magpasa ng Constitutional Amendment upang Limitahan ang Pera sa Pulitika<\/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>
Ang 177,000 lagda ay nakolekta sa pamamagitan ng harapang pakikipag-ugnayan, na ang karamihan ay nagmumula sa Colorado Fair Share na mga tauhan ng kampanya sa mga pampublikong lugar at sulok ng kalye sa mga lungsod mula sa Grand Junction hanggang Denver, Fort Collins hanggang Pueblo. Ang kampanya ay nakolekta ng halos 100,000 higit pang mga lagda kaysa sa kinakailangan upang maging kwalipikado ang inisyatiba para sa balota.<\/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>
Ayon sa bagong ulat na Million-Dollar Megaphones ng CoPIRG Foundation and Demos, sa $230 milyon na itinaas ng mga Super PAC mula sa mga indibidwal sa unang dalawang quarter ng cycle ng halalan noong 2012, higit sa kalahati (57.1%) ay nagmula sa 47 tao lamang na nagbibigay hindi bababa sa $1 milyon. Mahigit 1,000 donor lang na nagbibigay ng $10,000 o higit pa ang responsable para sa 94% ng fundraising na ito.<\/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>
Kabilang sa mga tagasuporta ng pagsisikap ang 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, at ang Colorado Center on Law and Policy<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\n