The Supreme Court handed down it's decision in McCutcheon vrs. the Federal Election Committee (FEC) today. As expected, aggregate campaign contributions were eliminated, significantly increasing the influence of a tiny fraction of the public on American policy.
AND I AM SO BLOODY ANGRY!
I genuinely believe that the undue influence of a few uber-rich donors corrupts our democratic systems and block progress on almost every issue I care about
: healthcare, education, jobs, the environment, immigration reform.
I work for an organization that is trying to do undo the damage rulings like McCutcheon and Citizen's United have done to our democratic systems by curbing the influence of corporations and uber-donors like the Koch Brothers, and closing the loopholes that lobbyists exploit.
I know...
zzzzzz.... campaign finance reform isn't a very 'sexy' subject, people's eyes usually glaze over about 20 seconds after I start ranting about this. I think most people just tune out and write it off as another example of our deeply corrupt political system.
'they're ALL corrupt' rolls eyes - throws hands in the air
But that's part of the problem... overcoming the disillusionment and cynicism of the American public as concerns political corruption is an enormous hurdle. People need to get ANGRY about this, and they need to stand up say "FUCK THAT - WE DEMAND A HIGHER STANDARD FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS"
Today we (the team I work with) launched our McCutcheon satire video, you can see it on our microsite:
www.unlimitedcorruption.com
Or on our youtube channel
Here's a non-tongue-in-cheek analysis from our Comms Director, featured on HuffPo today
http://huff.to/1ktpU7R
If you're politically inclined and you care about this issue have a look around our campaign site
www.represent.us and consider volunteering in your Congressional District, or if you're short on time and energy - just sign on as a Citizen Co-Sponsor to the American Anti-Corruption Act.