President Biden addressed the American people last night.
He warned about the threat of Trumpism and of anti-democratic, extremist forces within the Republican party, calling the upcoming midterm elections a “battle for the soul of this nation.”
There is something President Biden can do *right now* about one of the major threats to our democracy: the insane amount of Dark Money corrupting our elections from giant corporations that do business with the federal government.
See my note from yesterday (copied below in case you missed it) for more details.
Take action today — even if you added your name yesterday. Biden needs to hear from as many of us as possible!
Onward,
- Robert
******
It was January 21, 2010.
That’s when the Supreme Court handed down its infamous Citizens United ruling.
For 12 years and counting, corporations have been free to spend literally as much as they want “influencing” (i.e. corrupting) our elections.
A lot of those companies have something in common.
Many of the corporate behemoths that have been busy undermining our democracy have contracts with the federal government — to provide everything from paper clips to fighter jets.
Congress *still* hasn’t done anything about the scourge of Dark Money. (Because far too many senators and representatives — Republicans and Democrats alike — are beholden to their Big Business contributors.)
But President Biden has the authority to require large federal contractors to disclose their political spending.
He doesn’t even need approval from Congress.
All he has to do is issue an executive order.
To President Biden:
The Supreme Court’s absurd ruling in Citizens United has resulted in unprecedented secret spending by Big Business that is corrupting our democracy. We urge you to issue an executive order requiring large federal contractors to reveal their political spending to the American people.
Add your name now.
Thanks for taking action.
For democracy,
- Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen
Public Citizen | 1600 20th Street NW | Washington DC 20009 | Unsubscribe