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  Sign the Petition · [email protected]
October 17, 2023 at 4:53 PM

Trump is not above the law

BREAKING: Donald Trump is officially under a gag order – after spending months attacking the witnesses and public servants who are holding him accountable for trying to overturn the 2020 election. [1] This is an extraordinary move – but so is everything about this case, where…
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  Add Your Name · [email protected]
October 12, 2023 at 7:35 PM

We can’t trust George Santos

Add Your Name: Congress must pass the Freedom to Vote Act. Serial liar George Santos has just been charged with 10 new counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, identity theft, and falsifying campaign finance records. His official response to this indictment? "It wasn't me!" [1] B…
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  Redistricting Report Card · [email protected]
October 11, 2023 at 2:06 PM

Did your state's maps make the grade?

Dear John, Every eligible voter deserves to be heard – and have our voices matter in selecting the people and policies that affect our family, friends, and community. And as I'm sure you know, the way our voting maps are drawn makes a major difference. That's why Common Cau…
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  Court Case Update · [email protected]
October 8, 2023 at 1:35 PM

An update on our Florida lawsuit

Our trial ended just last week. Hi John, Our trial to STOP Ron DeSantis’s attacks on Black votes and Black voices ended just last week. And our case has created a lot of buzz! Even being highlighted by news outlets like NPR and Politico. Common Cause and NAACP representative…
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  Expose ALEC · [email protected]
October 3, 2023 at 8:41 PM

We're protesting a major corporate-funded gala

We're preparing to protest a major corporate-funded gala John, as I write you, Common Cause is preparing to protest a major corporate-funded right-wing gala here in Washington D.C. We know that 32 corporations, including household names like UPS, have signed on to sponsor th…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 3, 2023 at 3:39 PM

Re: You're Invited! Join us in D.C. tomorrow

John, did you see my message yesterday? I hope you'll join us at the National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday at 5:30pm! RSVP here to let us know you're coming. John, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) – the group behind almost all of the worst bills we’ve seen i…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 2, 2023 at 4:47 PM

You're Invited! Join us in D.C.

John, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) – the group behind almost all of the worst bills we’ve seen in the past decade – are gathering in D.C. this October to celebrate 50 years of extremism. They want to use their corporate-funded influence to drown out everyd…
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  Add Your Name · [email protected]
September 29, 2023 at 10:24 PM

A disastrous shutdown

John, unless Congress takes immediate action, we’re heading for another government shutdown. With under two days to pass a bill that would fund our government, Speaker Kevin McCarthy would rather appease the most extreme members of his party than keep our government open. B…
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  NPV Update · [email protected]
September 29, 2023 at 2:09 PM

National Popular Vote is closer than you think

We are on the cusp of a major victory to fix our broken Electoral College. John, we are on the cusp of a major victory to fix our broken Electoral College. Our next critical step in this fight for a better democracy is happening in Michigan. But we have to get Michigan lawma…
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  Article V Update · [email protected]
September 28, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Only 6 states away

I testified before Congress against this dangerous plot to put our rights up for grabs John, many Americans are unaware of this MAJOR threat that could gut your rights and mine. That’s why I testified before Congress against a dangerous plot to put our rights to free speech,…
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  Litigation Alert · [email protected]
September 25, 2023 at 1:29 PM

We're suing over this voting map

Our trial starts TOMORROW... John, our court case suing the state of Florida over its blatant gerrymandering starts TOMORROW. We need your help to win this case. Can I count on you to rush a gift of $3 or more to help us cover the costs of this trial and secure a better demo…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 24, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Film screening re: ALEC in D.C.

John, Please join us for a special gathering in D.C. this coming Monday, October 2nd: “Defending the Right to Protest: Anti-Boycott Bills and the Role of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)” The evening event will include a screening of Just Vision’s award-winnin…
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  Survey Response Requested · [email protected]
September 23, 2023 at 6:30 PM

NEW: Take our member survey!

Help us make critical decisions about how we can most effectively protect our democracy. John, we’re calling on our most dedicated supporters to give input on our top priorities and campaign strategy going forward. Will you help out? Common Cause is powered by grassroots supp…
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  Stephen Spaulding, Common Cause · [email protected]
September 22, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Major win today for our democracy

John, this summer, more than 15,000 Common Cause members signed on to our formal comment to a federal agency against gambling in our elections – boosted by many other Common Cause members who sent their own comments opposing the plan. Why? Because giving Wall Street and othe…
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  Ariel Singleton, Common Cause · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 6:33 PM

You're Invited: Webinar Tomorrow!

John, it’s National Voter Registration Day – but you and I both know the work to protect voters has to continue year round. We’re facing an alarming surge of voter suppression and anti-democracy power grabs across the country in states like Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas. …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 4:20 PM

Happy National Voter Registration Day, John!

John, voting is our chance to have a say in the future of our families and communities. And today, on National Voter Registration Day, we have our work cut out for us. As a Common Cause member, you might be more up to speed, but did you know 1 in 4 Americans isn’t registered …
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  Litigation Alert · [email protected]
September 18, 2023 at 1:47 PM

8 days until our trial starts

We’re suing the state of Florida... John, we’re suing the state of Florida to ensure ALL voters have the same opportunity to elect a candidate who shares their experience – regardless of what they look like or where they live. Right now, Black Floridians are being silenced b…
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  NPV Update · [email protected]
September 15, 2023 at 2:10 PM

Supreme Court nominations, declarations of war, executive orders

I’m going all in to pass National Popular Vote. Lifelong Supreme Court nominations. Declarations of war. Executive orders. John, it’s no secret that the President of the United States has a lot of power that shapes our lives well after they’ve left office. With all that pow…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 13, 2023 at 2:15 PM

You're invited! RSVP for our Digital Democracy Activists Meeting

John, we’re facing a critical moment to hold Fox News accountable — and we need your help. Over 90,000 Common Cause members like you have already signed on to tell cable companies we won’t accept the Fox Fee anymore – the massively inflated rate that Fox News demands from cabl…
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  Expose ALEC · [email protected]
August 31, 2023 at 1:41 PM

ALEC drowning out the voices of The People

ALEC is undermining our democracy by drowning out the voices of The People in favor of corporations. John, 12 years ago, a whistleblower alerted us to an organization pushing extreme legislation through states across the country. From this leak, we helped expose how companie…
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  Urgent NPV Update · [email protected]
August 30, 2023 at 1:50 PM

Long-awaited Electoral College reform

There’s just 2 days left to get Michigan lawmakers to prioritize passing NPV John, right now, we have the chance to secure a major win towards fixing the broken Electoral College. But time is ticking – and there’s just 2 days left to get Michigan lawmakers to prioritize passi…
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  Add Your Name · [email protected]
August 29, 2023 at 1:22 PM

Binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court

John, the Supreme Court has an ethics problem. All summer, we’ve seen scandal after scandal from our highest court, with billionaires and megadonors funding everything from luxury vacations to family members’ tuition. But with no enforceable code of conduct demanding better,…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
August 24, 2023 at 10:00 PM

#MOW60 - Saturday in D.C.

John, can you join us this Saturday in D.C.? We’ll be marching alongside Martin Luther King lll, Arndrea Waters King, Yolanda Renee King, Drum Major Institute, National Action Network, and more on at the Lincoln Memorial for the 60th Anniversary March on Washington. The civi…
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  Ariel Singleton, Common Cause · [email protected]
August 22, 2023 at 1:37 PM

How we protect our freedom to vote

John, are you ready to put a stop to the far right’s assault on our freedom to vote? The Freedom to Vote Act has just been reintroduced in Congress – an important solution to protect voters against voter suppression, end partisan gerrymandering, and break the grip of big money…
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  ALEC Alert · [email protected]
August 21, 2023 at 1:44 PM

ALEC's funders are pulling out

Our strategy to stop ALEC by ripping away its secrecy works. UPS. State Farm Insurance. Former President George W. Bush. You might be wondering what these names have to do with you – or our democracy for that matter. All three of them are involved with ALEC – a secretive gr…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
August 19, 2023 at 1:37 PM

Fox News covering for Donald Trump

Fox News is spreading these lies on your dime – even if you don’t watch Fox. John, ever since Donald Trump’s latest indictment – where a grand jury charged him for trying to overturn our 2020 election results – Fox News has been scrambling. They’re desperate to cover for his …
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  Unprecedented Charges · [email protected]
August 15, 2023 at 3:07 PM

Hold Trump accountable

Trump-aligned extremists have shown they’ll target anyone who refutes his lies or tries to hold the former President accountable. John, former President Donald Trump has just been indicted… AGAIN. A grand jury of everyday Americans just indicted him on thirteen counts for his…
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  commoncause.org · [email protected]
August 12, 2023 at 1:03 PM

NEW: Major website refresh

We want to hear from you about your ideas for a new Common Cause website! John – Common Cause members like you power everything we do, from protecting the right to vote… to limiting corporate influence on our democracy… to holding politicians accountable. That’s why we want t…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
August 10, 2023 at 9:34 PM

Ohio is only the beginning, John​!

John, you’ve just helped us accomplish something extraordinary here in Ohio – with nationwide implications. On Tuesday, voters turned out in overwhelming numbers to REJECT an extreme, partisan power grab: where Ohio Republicans were trying to rig the ballot initiative process…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
August 7, 2023 at 6:29 PM

I won't pay for Fox's election lies

Fox News is spreading these lies on your dime – even if you don’t watch Fox. John, ever since Donald Trump’s latest indictment – where a grand jury charged him for trying to overturn our 2020 election results – Fox News has been scrambling. They’re desperate to cover for his…
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  January 6th Accountability · [email protected]
August 2, 2023 at 12:07 AM

Trump just got indicted for trying to overturn 2020

These charges are unprecedented, but so are the events that led to them. John, Donald Trump has just been criminally charged for trying to overturn the 2020 election. [1] No one is above the law – and today, Trump is finally facing charges for his relentless, disinformation-…
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  Article V Alert · [email protected]
July 31, 2023 at 1:35 PM

Our grassroots strategy to STOP Article V

Article V could be used to shred our First Amendment rights, enact even more barriers to vote, gut environmental protections, and so much more. John summer is in full swing and many state legislative sessions have recessed or altogether ended for the year. But my work to sto…
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  Stop ALEC · [email protected]
July 27, 2023 at 1:38 PM

Stripping away ALEC's secrecy

ALEC is coming up on its 50th anniversary this year An elected representative sneaks away to a clandestine meeting with wealthy corporations and megadonors. Behind closed doors, this official is given language for a bill that will give those very same corporations a major tax…
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  Sign This Petition · [email protected]
July 25, 2023 at 8:54 PM

Congress needs to prioritize this

John, if you’re ready to put a stop to the far right’s assault on our democracy and the freedom to vote, I need you to take this crucial action today. The Freedom to Vote Act has just been reintroduced in Congress — an important solution to protect voters against voter suppre…
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  Voting Rights Alert · [email protected]
July 24, 2023 at 2:34 PM

A national bill to expand voting rights

The Freedom to Vote Act codifies basic protections to our right to vote John, GOP politicians passed 94 restrictive voting laws in states across the country in the last decade, [1] with 13 vote-suppressing bills passed this year alone. [2] I’m alarmed at how many anti-voter …
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  Protect Voters · [email protected]
July 21, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Big money influence in our elections

John, extremist politicians are using every trick in their book as they try to cling to power and silence voters. Their latest effort? An anti-democracy megabill called the ACE Act, which combines some of their worst bills into one. It would increase the influence of secret mo…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
July 10, 2023 at 6:10 PM

The strongest possible code of conduct for the Supreme Court

Add Your Name: We need the strongest possible ethics standards for the Supreme Court. John, our Supreme Court is facing a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in the court is at an all-time low – and it’s not hard to see why [1]. In addition to recent decisions rolling back rights, …
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  Pam Wilmot, Common Cause · [email protected]
July 3, 2023 at 1:34 PM

Three big wins for our democracy

We’re so excited to share three big victories John, as many of us are preparing to celebrate our democracy tomorrow, we’re writing to say thanks to you – and to everyone who has made a contribution to power our work over these last few months. As you know, Common Cause is las…
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  Moore v. Harper Update · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 2:01 PM

You're Invited: Webinar Tonight

Last December, Common Cause’s lawyers argued before the Supreme Court John, I hope you saw this exciting news yesterday. I'm sending this message to make sure you can join us on Zoom tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern >> RSVP NOW You'll hear directly from me and other members …
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  Supreme Court Case Alert · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 3:25 PM

BREAKING: Moore v. Harper decision

Last December, Common Cause’s lawyers argued before the Supreme Court Great news on our Moore v. Harper case, John – your support and action has helped us fend off the far-right’s most extreme Supreme Court power grab yet! This is an ENORMOUS win for voting rights. But you …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
June 25, 2023 at 2:39 PM

A decade since Shelby County v. Holder

John, on this day 10 years ago, the Supreme Court issued one of the most devastating anti-democracy rulings we’ve ever seen. The ruling in Shelby County v. Holder gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) — one of the most important protections against discrimina…
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  Stop ALEC · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 1:36 PM

How we're exposing ALEC

What do UPS and former President George W. Bush have in common? John, what do UPS and former President George W. Bush have in common? They’re both involved with ALEC – a secretive group that pushes extreme legislation like Stand Your Ground gun laws behind closed doors. AL…
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  Sign the Petition · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 8:49 PM

Justice Samuel Alito

Sign The Petition: We need a Supreme Court code of conduct. John, another Supreme Court justice has been caught taking free, unreported trips from billionaire GOP megadonors. That’s right: Justice Samuel Alito took an unreported $100,000 private jet trip to Alaska on billio…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
June 20, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Petition: Investigate Marjorie Taylor Greene

John, Marjorie Taylor Greene might have just admitted on live television to violating the public trust with highly sensitive information. Just hours after Donald Trump’s indictment for obstructing justice and hoarding classified documents that he shared with guests at Mar-A-…
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  Marilyn Carpinteyro & Jordan Davis, Common Cause · [email protected]
June 19, 2023 at 2:34 PM

How we're commemorating Juneteenth

John, today we celebrate Juneteenth – commemorating the end of chattel slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, over two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, more than 250,000 enslaved people in Texas finally learned that they had gained their freed…
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  Protect Broadband Access · [email protected]
June 18, 2023 at 2:30 PM

You're Invited! RSVP for our Week of Action

John, I hope you saw my invite to our Week of Action to save the Affordable Connectivity Program. RSVP now to join us and help protect Internet access for millions of people! John, we need your help to protect Internet access for millions of people. That’s because if we don’…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
June 16, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Petition: Shut down this stunt

John, one Republican senator wants to block every single person President Biden nominates for Justice Department positions – unless all charges against Donald Trump are dropped. That’s right: Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) is holding our government hostage – so he can hand Donald…
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  Article V Update · [email protected]
June 15, 2023 at 2:36 PM

An event unprecedented in U.S. history

This year, I’ve already had to fend off over 100 calls to radically reshape our Constitution John, as many state legislative sessions come to a close, I have to say, I’m exhausted. This year, I’ve already had to fend off over 100 calls to radically reshape our Constitution a…
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  The Team at Common Cause · [email protected]
June 14, 2023 at 2:57 PM

You're Invited! RSVP for our Week of Action

John, we need your help to protect Internet access for millions of people. That’s because if we don’t act quickly, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which helps low-income households afford home Internet is under serious threat of being defunded. [1] This program rem…
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  Moore v. Harper Alert · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 1:42 PM

An update on Moore v. Harper

You can read all about our Supreme Court case and its implications in the New Yorker John, what if state politicians could freely fix elections with no one standing in their way – going as far as to rig elections to hold onto power? You might think this hypothetical is outsid…
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