Li\u00ean h\u1ec7:<\/p>
Elena Nunez, 720-339-3273<\/p>
Brad Martin, 406-750-3457<\/p>
Li\u00ean minh Colorado \u0111\u1ec7 tr\u00ecnh 177.000 ch\u1eef k\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a bi\u1ec7n ph\u00e1p gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n chi ti\u00eau chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch v\u00e0o l\u00e1 phi\u1ebfu th\u00e1ng 11<\/p>
S\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn s\u1ebd h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i th\u00f4ng qua Tu ch\u00ednh \u00e1n Hi\u1ebfn ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea1n ch\u1ebf ti\u1ec1n trong ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb<\/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>
177.000 ch\u1eef k\u00fd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c thu th\u1eadp th\u00f4ng qua c\u00e1c t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1c tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed9i ng\u0169 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch Colorado Fair Share t\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 g\u00f3c ph\u1ed1 \u1edf c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 t\u1eeb Grand Junction \u0111\u1ebfn Denver, Fort Collins \u0111\u1ebfn Pueblo. Chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch \u0111\u00e3 thu th\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea7n 100.000 ch\u1eef k\u00fd nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n m\u1ee9c c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n cho s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecf phi\u1ebfu.<\/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>
Theo b\u00e1o c\u00e1o m\u1edbi Million-Dollar Megaphones c\u1ee7a CoPIRG Foundation v\u00e0 Demos, trong s\u1ed1 $230 tri\u1ec7u do c\u00e1c Super PAC g\u00e2y qu\u1ef9 t\u1eeb c\u00e1c c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n trong hai qu\u00fd \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a chu k\u1ef3 b\u1ea7u c\u1eed n\u0103m 2012, h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda (57,1%) \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb ch\u1ec9 47 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quy\u00ean g\u00f3p \u00edt nh\u1ea5t $1 tri\u1ec7u. Ch\u1ec9 h\u01a1n 1.000 nh\u00e0 t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 quy\u00ean g\u00f3p $10.000 ho\u1eb7c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho 94% c\u1ee7a ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng g\u00e2y qu\u1ef9 n\u00e0y.<\/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>
Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c n\u00e0y bao g\u1ed3m Colorado Common Cause, Colorado Fair Share, CoPIRG (Nh\u00f3m nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u00ec l\u1ee3i \u00edch c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng Colorado), Free Speech for People, Colorado Progressive Coalition, CleanSlateNow.org, Colorado 350.org, People for the American Way, Public Citizen, Communications Workers of America v\u00e0 Trung t\u00e2m Lu\u1eadt v\u00e0 Ch\u00ednh s\u00e1ch Colorado<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\n