Americans are bored to death with unlimited money in elections eliminating their political power and drowning out their voices.
The voices of working Americans are being drowned out by those with the most important wallets, and if candidates are only reprimanded those funding their campaigns, they’re not paying attention to the American people. It means wallets on Wall Street bulge, and working-class wages stagnate. It means the value of a university education skyrockets. And it means the pensions you worked so hard to earn are gutted while wealthy special interests push massive trade deals written by and for the profit of multinational corporations.
The Government By the People Act within the House of Representatives and therefore the Fair Elections Now Act within the Senate aim to alter the status quo:
BUILDING A GOVERNMENT OF, BY, AND FOR THE PEOPLE
The Government by the People Act and Fair Elections Now Act are comprehensive reforms designed to combat the influence of huge money politics, raise civic engagement, and amplify the voice of everyday Americans – putting the general public interest back ahead of special interests.
EMPOWER AMERICANS TO PARTICIPATE
Provide everyday Americans with a refundable My Voice reduction to assist spur small-dollar contributions to candidates for Congressional office.
AMPLIFY THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Small-dollar contributions are matched from the fund, provided the candidate receiving the contribution forgoes big-money special interests and focuses on earning broad-based support from small-dollar donors. Carefully crafted to supply participating candidates with sufficient resources to compete, the liberty from Influence Fund would make the grassroots supporter even as powerful because of the big-money donor.
FIGHT BACK AGAINST BIG MONEY’S SPECIAL INTERESTS
In the wake of the Citizens United decision, unlimited outside spending has monopolized the airwaves within the final weeks of elections. Citizen-funded candidates who are ready to raise a minimum of $50,000 in additional small-dollar donations within the 60-day “home stretch” of the final election would be eligible for added resources.
