Move This

Some of you may have noticed the link for MoveOn.org on my blog. The MoveOn family of organizations brings real Americans back into the political process. With over 3.3 million members across America – from carpenters to stay-at-home moms to business leaders – we work together to realize the progressive promise of our country. MoveOn is a service – a way for busy but concerned citizens to find their political voice in a system dominated by big money and big media.

MoveOn tends to be Liberal, as do I, but I signed a petition today that I believe all of you would be interested in, since none of us are a CEO for a major corporation, or the spokesperson for a major industry. This is not a Republican/Democrat, Left/Right, or Conservative/Liberal issue. It has to do with campaign contributions, and making sure the voice of the people can be heard over the voice of lobbyists.

Here is the information straight from MoveOn:

Top Democrats and Republicans just announced a groundbreaking bill to make our elections more democratic with public financing.

Can you imagine if people could be elected to Congress without massive wealth and without begging for campaign cash from big donors? Congress wouldn't owe corporate lobbyists any favors. That's why those very lobbyists will work overtime to kill this exciting reform.

Let's work to make Congress answer to the people. The first step is to gather 200,000 signatures for this petition: "Congress must pass public financing to make our elections fair."

Can you help out by signing this petition to Congress? It's really easy—just click the link below:

http://pol.moveon.org/fairelections/?referring_id=-8026840-ryAXEc