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Dear Friend,
It turns out that nobody likes the idea of corporations spending billions of dollars on political campaigns. According to recent polling, overwhelming majorities of Democratic, Republican, and Independent voters oppose the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United, and most favor passing new limits on corporate political spending.
Check out this data from a Washington Post-ABC News poll earlier this month:
Do you support or oppose the recent ruling by the Supreme Court that says corporations and
unions can spend as much money as they want to help political candidates win elections?
Would you support or oppose an effort by Congress to reinstate limits
on corporate and union spending on election campaigns?
According to this poll, it also doesn’t matter if you are young or old, rich or poor, black or white, a man or a woman — big majorities oppose the Supreme Court on this and want Congress to show some backbone and rein in this corporate giveaway. I think our bill is a good start — I want to make sure corporations:
- FULLY DISCLOSE when they spend from their treasuries to protect special interest cronies in Washington
- REQUIRE CONSENT from shareholders in the form of a majority vote before they advocate for or against candidates
- PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS from the influence of foreign-owned corporations spending freely on American politics
I want to thank everyone who has signed our petition to fight this misguided decision. I don’t plan on letting up, and neither should you. If you haven’t added your name, click here to do so today. When we organize, stand together, and speak loud and clear with one voice — there’s no more powerful force for change in our country.
Thanks for all you do for Ohio, and America.
-Sherrod
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