"Freeing the political process from the influence of big money"
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Contact Your Legislator
If you want to become involved one of the first (and most important) things you can do is to contact your state legislators. (Locate your legislator) At this point it is most important simply to let them know that you are concerned about the problem of politics being controlled by big money. Ask them what they intend to do about that problem. (We are not ready to propose a specific solution just now - but soon will be. We have people working on specific legislation to implement public campaign financing.) When you call or email them, you can urge them to consider public campaign financing. It is always best to use your own words. Here is a typical message you might give: "I'm a constituent concerned about the growing influence of big money on politics and public policy. I strongly support publicly funded campaigns as a means of restoring democracy to ordinary citizens. As a state legislator, how do you plan to address this issue?" In our experience talking with legislators, many are not very knowledgeable about what has happened in Maine and Arizona. This idea is not high on their radar screen. If we simply try to educate them on this matter, it will begin to alert them that something in happening back in their districts. |
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