Clean vs. Dirty elections: June 20th Senate hearing
Watch the Senate debate here.
This will be a great place to learn the sound bites we can expect in Texas as our own Clean Elections campaign gets traction.
Clean Elections is a way to run without having to court corporate interests. Candidates qualify by getting a reasonable number of small donations. Once qualified, they get public money to run their campaign. And they’re not allowed to raise private money after that.
In states that have this measure, it is wildly popular, but corporate interests see it as theft of their private property.
New Mexico just passed Clean Elections for judicial races. Arizona, Maine and a number of municipalities already have CE.
TCAN is promoting it in Texas. Right now, we’re building a statewide network of activists. We have publicity plans that include at least one Air America broadcast.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is promoting a “Fair Elections” measure in the Senate. Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) has filed a companion bill that applies to House races. You can read Sen. Durbin’s blog posts on this subject here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/6/13/135538/117
http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/6/13/135515/254
Where are YOU on this issue?
Posted: June 13th, 2007 under Legislation, Actions, Campaign finance.
