From MoveOn.org: Small reforms won’t save democracy

Evans Liberal Politics
March 28, 2010

 

From MoveOn.org:
Small Reforms Won’t Save Democracy

 

Small Reforms Won’t Save Our Democracy, a message from MoveOn.org:

Democrats in Congress have proposed a bill intended to stop the flood of corporate money into elections. This is an incredibly urgent issue since the Supreme Court legalized unlimited political spending by big corporations.

Unfortunately, this bill would require most corporations to only report how many millions they spend. History shows that transparency alone won’t stop big corporations from buying our elections.

We put together this chart make the point. If enough people understand why a “transparency-only” plan won’t work, we can convince Congress to push for a stronger bill, like the Fair Elections Now Act. Click the buttons below to share this chart with your friends via email, Facebook, or Twitter.

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graph showing money in politics since 1991, in billions of dollars

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