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  January 6th Alert · [email protected]
September 10, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Insurrectionsts shouldn't hold public office

This landmark ruling is a HUGE victory for accountability and defending democracy – among the most important legal responses against January 6th insurrectionists to date... John, we got a MAJOR response to this week's important update, please read below: Dear John, I ha…
  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
September 9, 2022 at 5:35 PM

Petition: Overturn Citizens United

We cannot let self-interested billionaires like Seid, the Kochs, and others speak for us in our democracy. SIGN NOW: Congress must pass the DISCLOSE Act and overturn Citizens United >> John, breaking news: an ultra-conservative businessman just made possibly the largest…
  Legal Update · [email protected]
September 8, 2022 at 1:41 PM

This could bar Trump from holding office

This landmark ruling is a HUGE victory for accountability and defending democracy – among the most important legal responses against January 6th insurrectionists to date... Dear John, I have great news about a major new court ruling Common Cause and our New Mexico partners …
  Election Protection 2022 · [email protected]
September 4, 2022 at 2:20 PM

Protect voters in your community

TAKE ACTION: Do your part to stop voter suppression by signing up as an Election Protection volunteer today >> We’re just a few short months away from the 2022 general election, when millions of voters will encounter harsh new anti-voter laws for the first time. Voters …
  Voter Protection Update · [email protected]
September 3, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Our rights at stake

John, did you catch President Biden’s speech on Thursday? His message was clear: Our democracy is under attack. We couldn’t agree more. You and I have watched in horror as, after losing the 2020 presidential election, former President Trump whipped up a vocal minority of hi…
  Protect Data Privacy · [email protected]
September 2, 2022 at 4:24 PM

Can you write to your lawmakers today?

We now have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ensure our data is protected online... John, Privacy rights are civil rights, which are crucial to a functioning democracy. But for too long, we’ve had no federal law to stop Big Tech and other companies from using our pers…
  STOP the Anti-Voter Noise · [email protected]
August 31, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Volunteers backed by our nationwide network

John, will you help protect voters across the country this year? Here’s why your action is urgently needed. Fringe right-wing election deniers have launched a nationwide campaign of disinformation, confusion, and even attempts at intimidation. Their efforts will only intensi…
  STOP Voter Suppression · [email protected]
August 30, 2022 at 12:51 PM

New voters are key to a healthy democracy

John, imagine you just turned 18 and are excited to cast your first vote this fall. You turned in your voter registration before the deadline, researched the candidates on your ballot, and are ready to do your civic duty. But then, when you get to your polling center, your n…
  STOP Election Deniers · [email protected]
August 27, 2022 at 1:46 PM

Lowering the temperature this election cycle

John, you and I both know there are right-wing opportunists whose political strategy is to sow chaos in our elections. Here’s how Common Cause plans to turn down the temperature and stop them. It’s a familiar playbook: In states like Georgia, Texas, and Florida, politicians …
  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
August 26, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Fire Louis DeJoy

On top of raising prices, closing post offices, slowing our mail delivery, and more – DeJoy is now planning to drastically shrink the USPS workforce. John, have you heard about Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s latest plan to sabotage the USPS? Earlier this month, DeJoy – the …
  NO Constitutional Convention · [email protected]
August 20, 2022 at 12:54 PM

Far-right billionaires want this

Many constitutional experts believe this is the least known but greatest present threat to our democracy. Just six states. That’s right, just SIX! That’s the tiny number of states that stand between us and a disastrous Article V Constitutional Convention – an event unprecede…
  Protect the Vote 2022 · [email protected]
August 17, 2022 at 1:59 PM

A crucial line of defense for voters

John, Common Cause members like you are volunteering in droves to protect voters this fall. Will you make sure we can support this unprecedented volunteer effort? With your help, we’ve already scaled up our nonpartisan voter protection campaign — the largest in the country —…
  STOP Election Sabotage · [email protected]
August 13, 2022 at 1:20 PM

Good news from Colorado

Colorado just encountered the first high-profile election denial of the 2022 election cycle. John, did you see this important message from last week about our resilient election system? With your help, we'll turn out volunteers in force this November — so that we're ready for…
  Nobody Is Above The Law · [email protected]
August 10, 2022 at 1:52 PM

Search warrant at Mar-A-Lago

Your action today will help us ensure that NOBODY is above the law, especially not Donald Trump. John, Trump and his defenders are desperately lashing out after the FBI executed a search warrant at his Mar-A-Lago home on Monday night. We must escalate our efforts in response …
  Trump Accountability Alert · [email protected]
August 9, 2022 at 6:34 PM

NEW: FBI at Mar-A-Lago

Right now, we must show we are united in demanding Trump be held accountable for his actions... BREAKING NEWS: Last night, the FBI executed a search warrant at Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate [1] -- a stark reminder that NOBODY is above the law, not even the former president. Predi…
  Election Protection Update · [email protected]
August 7, 2022 at 1:21 PM

Election denial defeated in Colorado

Colorado just encountered the first high-profile election denial of the 2022 election cycle. John, Colorado just encountered the first high-profile election denial of the 2022 election cycle. The great news? The system worked and defused false allegations. Now let’s keep fig…
  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
August 2, 2022 at 8:05 PM

Petition: Prosecute Donald Trump

The January 6th Committee has meticulously laid out evidence proving that Trump knew he lost the 2020 election but pressed forward anyway with a multi-pronged, illegal plot to overturn the results. John, Donald Trump must be prosecuted for his role in the January 6th attack on…
  Volunteer Training Update · [email protected]
July 31, 2022 at 12:55 PM

Training thousands of volunteers for the challenge ahead

Millions of voters may find themselves facing new obstacles at the ballot box this fall. John, I wanted to be sure you saw this message from Thursday, because we're making decisions this week about the best way to scale our volunteer operation. Your ongoing support ensures we…
  Volunteer Training Update · [email protected]
July 30, 2022 at 1:28 PM

Scaling up for the challenge ahead

We’re preparing to fight back against last-minute attempts to sow confusion and chaos in this year’s elections. John, former President Trump and some of his most ardent followers are already signaling their plan to sabotage the 2024 election. We also know the same extremists…
  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
July 29, 2022 at 8:36 PM

Companies charging you to access websites

Companies like Verizon and Comcast shouldn't get to control what we can see and do online. John, companies like Verizon and Comcast shouldn't get to control what we can see and do online – or charge massive fees to visit high-traffic websites. But in 2017, Donald Trump's Fede…
  Volunteer Training Update · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 2:06 PM

We can’t afford to turn away volunteers

Millions of voters may find themselves facing new obstacles at the ballot box this fall. John, millions of voters may find themselves facing new obstacles at the ballot box this fall. Don’t worry — we have a plan to fight back no matter what’s thrown their way. Since we laun…
  Volunteer Training Update · [email protected]
July 26, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Our Response to Voter Suppression

Election officials across the nation are SPEAKING OUT about an unprecedented wave of pressure and intimidation. John, I wanted to be sure you saw this update on our massive volunteer training program for the 2022 elections -- one that's already made a difference for countless…
  STOP Voter Suppression · [email protected]
July 24, 2022 at 1:17 PM

Flooded with volunteers who need training

Election officials across the nation are SPEAKING OUT about an unprecedented wave of pressure and intimidation. John, voters will face unprecedented obstacles to vote this year. I need your help to fight back. Since we launched our Protect the Vote 2022 campaign — our urgent…
  Voter Protection Update · [email protected]
July 21, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Shocking Wisconsin court ruling

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has just BANNED secure ballot drop boxes, which millions of voters relied on in the 2020 election. John, in the latest judicial assault on free and fair elections, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has just BANNED secure ballot drop boxes, which millions of …
  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
July 20, 2022 at 7:26 PM

Petition: 5 Supreme Court justices

This Supreme Court is making drastic decisions that will impact millions of us, even though FIVE of the nine justices were appointed by a president who lost the popular vote. John, if you’re outraged by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent rulings on abortion, gun safety, and more …
  STOP Online Extremism · [email protected]
July 17, 2022 at 1:07 PM

Our two-prong strategy to help election officials

Election officials across the nation are SPEAKING OUT about an unprecedented wave of pressure and intimidation. John, election officials across the nation are SPEAKING OUT about an unprecedented wave of pressure and intimidation. We’re determined to stop these threats before…
  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
July 11, 2022 at 7:40 PM

Shocking new Jan. 6th poll

Have you seen these breaking poll results about the January 6th insurrection? John, have you seen these BREAKING poll results about the January 6th insurrection? [1] Should members of Congress who assisted the planners of January 6th be removed from office? Among all America…
  Supreme Court Alert · [email protected]
July 10, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Stop this brazen power grab

We’re at risk of losing one of our most crucial defenses against gerrymandering, voter suppression, and election sabotage... John, did you see this message last week? John, I have important news to share: Our effort to stop gerrymandering in North Carolina is going to the U…
  End Gerrymandering · [email protected]
July 2, 2022 at 2:15 PM

A dangerous legal theory

We’re at risk of losing one of our most crucial defenses against gerrymandering, voter suppression, and election sabotage... John, I have important news to share: Our effort to stop gerrymandering in North Carolina is going to the United States Supreme Court. The outcome the…
  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
July 1, 2022 at 7:29 PM

Petition: Expel Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz & more

Anyone who helped Trump try to overthrow our democracy has no business representing us in Congress. John, the January 6th House Select Committee just revealed that several Republicans in Congress – like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Matt Gaetz – tried to get a president…
  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
June 27, 2022 at 8:44 PM

Petition: 5 Supreme Court justices

This Supreme Court is making drastic decisions that impact millions of us, even though FIVE of the nine justices were appointed by a president who lost the popular vote. John, if you’re outraged by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent rulings on abortion, gun safety, and more – y…
  Jan. 6th Accountability · [email protected]
June 23, 2022 at 4:32 PM

READ: New evidence from Jan. 6th hearings

If we don't act now, we could lose this opportunity forever... John, I wanted to make sure you saw the latest details from this week's January 6th hearings. We've been closely tracking each one so we can report the panel's key findings back to you -- because it's urgently i…
  Common Cause · [email protected]
June 19, 2022 at 2:09 PM

An action you can take today

Juneteenth represents one of our nation’s most important strides towards a democracy where everyone counts... John, today is Juneteenth – when we commemorate the end of chattel slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the signing of the Emancip…
  January 6th Insurrection Alert · [email protected]
June 17, 2022 at 1:08 PM

The Jan. 6th coverup

If we don't act now, we could lose this opportunity forever... John, we've learned chilling new details from the last week of January 6th hearings -- like how Trump knew his claims about the election lacked proof, and that his attempts to overturn it were unconstitutional --…
  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
June 14, 2022 at 9:07 PM

Petition: Investigate Trump

The January 6th House Select Committee has already presented a MASSIVE amount of evidence that Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election. John, the January 6th House Select Committee has already presented a MASSIVE amount of evidence that Donald Trump tried to overturn …
  January 6th Accountability · [email protected]
June 11, 2022 at 2:23 PM

New January 6th evidence

If we don't act now, we could lose this opportunity forever... John, I need your help to END Trump Republicans’ shameful January 6th cover-up. I’m more convinced than ever that this horrific assault against our country must not go unanswered. That’s the unmistakable takeawa…
  January 6th Update · [email protected]
June 10, 2022 at 5:35 PM

What we learned last night

We’ve prepared a rundown of the most important and shocking revelations for Common Cause members like you... John, Last night, the bipartisan January 6th investigation revealed – live and in prime time – its evidence that former President Trump and his accomplices planned, p…
  Accountability for January 6th · [email protected]
June 9, 2022 at 6:24 PM

TAKE ACTION: Tonight's hearing

Tune in LIVE at 8 ET to see the January 6th Select Committee’s first public hearing... John, you and I watched in horror as insurrectionists violently attacked our country on January 6th, 2021. Now, it’s time to watch the House’s bipartisan investigators present the evidence…
  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
June 7, 2022 at 2:47 PM

Petition: Televise the Jan. 6th hearings

We deserve the full truth about the January 6th attack, including what then-President Trump knew and when he knew it. John, major update: after tens of thousands of Common Cause members like you spoke out, ABC and CBS have announced that they’ll air the January 6th House Selec…
  Article V Update · [email protected]
May 31, 2022 at 2:26 PM

Reject an Article V Convention

Many constitutional experts believe this is the least known but greatest present threat to our democracy. Just seven states. That’s right, just SEVEN! That’s the tiny number of states that stand between us and a disastrous Article V Constitutional Convention – an event unpre…
  Election Update · [email protected]
May 29, 2022 at 2:23 PM

Boosting election turnout

Voters are facing unprecedented obstacles to the ballot box this year – and I need your urgent help to fight back. John, voters are facing unprecedented obstacles to the ballot box this year – and I need your urgent help to fight back. While we witnessed some important wins …
  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
May 27, 2022 at 1:04 PM

New USPS Board members can finally fire DeJoy

If you’re as frustrated as I am that Donald Trump’s hand-picked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is still running the USPS, I have an exciting update. John, if you’re as frustrated as I am that Donald Trump’s hand-picked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is still running the USPS, …
  Add Your Name · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Major update on Clarence Thomas' wife

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife played an even BIGGER role in the far right’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election than we thought. John, major update: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife played an even BIGGER role in the far right’s efforts to overturn th…
  Mobilization Alert · [email protected]
May 21, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Onboarding thousands of volunteers

I want to give you an update on our massive Election Protection mobilization for this year’s midterms. John, I’m sure we could all use a little good news right now – which is why I want to give you an update on our massive Election Protection mobilization for this year’s midt…
  Volunteer Training Update · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 2:16 PM

Your response was overwhelming

We need to ramp up our volunteer training infrastructure, beyond even the scale of our historic mobilization in 2020. John, voters will face unprecedented obstacles to the ballot box this year. I need your help to fight back. Since we launched our Protect the Vote 2022 campa…
  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
May 13, 2022 at 7:54 PM

I can't believe Toyota did this

Toyota just once again broke its pledge to stop bankrolling Republicans in Congress who tried to overturn the 2020 election. John, Toyota just broke its pledge to stop bankrolling Republicans in Congress who tried to overturn the 2020 election – AGAIN. That’s right: this was …
  Disinformation Monitoring Team · [email protected]
May 5, 2022 at 2:26 PM

Attacking us for defending the truth

I want to make sure you saw my email about the latest far-right attack on Common Cause. John, I want to make sure you saw my email below about the latest far-right attack on Common Cause – and had a chance to take action before tonight's deadline. Peddlers of Trump’s Big Lie…
  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
May 2, 2022 at 2:55 PM

Petition: Televise the Jan. 6th hearings

We have a right to participate in any calls for January 6th accountability and make informed decisions about what comes next for our country. John, I remember – as I’m sure you do, too – how I felt on January 6th, 2021 as a violent and racist mob stormed the Capitol: shocked, …
  Article V Alert · [email protected]
April 30, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Every right we care about is on the line

I want to make sure you saw my important email before tonight's deadline. John, I want to make sure you saw my important email below. Just seven states. That’s right, just SEVEN! That’s the tiny number of states that stand between us and a disastrous Article V Constitutional…
  Rapid Response Team · [email protected]
April 28, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Pushing election conspiracy theories

Peddlers of Trump’s Big Lie have just put Common Cause in their crosshairs. We need your urgent help to fight back. John, peddlers of Trump’s Big Lie have just put Common Cause in their crosshairs. We need your urgent help to fight back. Right-wing extremist Dan Bongino rippe…