Corruption might seem like an insurmountable problem, but by talking about the real issues, we can create an unstoppable force.
In 2014, viral videos of 'honest candidate' Gil Fulbright showed what a mockery our Senate elections have become, where candidates are bought and sold.
We know the problem.
Professors Martin Gilens (Princeton University) and Benjamin I. Page (Northwestern University) looked at more than 20 years worth of data to answer a simple question: Does the government represent the people?
Their study took data from nearly 2000 public opinion surveys and compared it to the policies that ended up becoming law. In other words, they compared what the public wanted to what the government actually did. What they found was extremely unsettling: The opinions of 90% of Americans have essentially no impact at all.
There is a solution.
Protecting our communities and our country from corruption by passing city, state and federal Anti-Corruption Acts.
The American Anti-Corruption Act sets a standard for city, state and federal laws that break money’s grip on politics:
- Stop political bribery by making it illegal for elected officials to raise money from interests they regulate.
- End secret money by mandating full transparency of all political spending.
- Empower voters with an opt-in, individual tax rebate for small political donations.
Together, you can building a nationwide movement to fix corruption.
In communities across America, Represent.Us members are working together, Conservatives, Progressives and everyone in between, to pass local Anti-Corruption Acts. Together, member-led Represent.Us chapters are leading the fight to protect our communities from the corruption that plagues Congress.
Every town, city, state and county has a unique political makeup, so every Anti-Corruption Act is uniquely tailored to the needs of each community.
Local action, national political power.
Every municipal and state Anti-Corruption Act creates common-sense conflict of interest, ethics, transparency and campaign finance laws. State Acts create the opportunity for federal candidates from that state to campaign on the anti-corrupt platform, accountable to their constituents, not special interests.
Candidates who win election on this platform have built-in incentive to champion Anti-Corruption in Washington, because that’s what got them elected.
Every state we win gets us one crucial step closer to passing the American Anti-Corruption Act.
CLICK HERE to read and view information about the American Anti-Corruption Act.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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