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Here’s the situation:

In 2010, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling — Citizens United v.
Federal Election Committee. In their ruling, independent political
contributions by corporations are protected under the First Amendment
without government restriction. (Yes, you read that right). 

Why does this matter?

Citizens United v. FEC has allowed corporations to spend obscene amounts
of money, unchecked, to further their own special interests in Washington
DC. Meaning, the more money you have to contribute to a campaign, the more
likely you are to be able to buy an election. 

This is ridiculous! What can I do to help?

When Summer ran for Congress accepting only grassroots donations we showed
the world that the power of the people is stronger than the people in
power. But we have to fight to continue to build that power if we want to
see meaningful change and overturn legislation like Citizens United.

We need to get dark money out of politics if we want a fair, reflective
democracy where everyone can participate in the political process, not
just wealthy white men. Summer needs your help to continue to be able to
fight corporate special interests when she is up for re-election in 2024,
and that means gathering resources now. [ [link removed] ]Can you chip in even $5 today
to help us fight to center the people of PA in Congress, and not
corporations?



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As long as we have limitless spending in politics from dark money and
corporate PACs that can always come in and outspend us, we will struggle
to elect more Black women and people from working-class communities to
positions of power. 

When Summer ran for Congress, super PACs spent upwards of $10 million in
the general election alone to attack Summer and prop up her GOP opponent.
Namely, AIPAC who has endorsed over 100 election-denying,
insurrectionist-linked Republicans in the past.

We're seeing historic amounts of money coming into elections right now —
it costs millions and millions of dollars to run federal races. This
pushes Black women, marginalized people, and working-class people out of
politics all together. If we want a more reflective democracy then we need
to break down these systemic barriers.

Summer is determined to do politics the right way — relying on grassroots
donations and a people-powered movement. We know that dark money rears its
ugly head every election cycle, and the corporate machine never rests. But
we have a secret weapon: YOU.

[ [link removed] ]Please chip in what you can so Summer can continue the fight to get
big money out of politics, help us break down those systemic barriers, and
bring us back to community accountability. $5 goes a long way.

— Team Summer




 


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