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jones61 on May 14th, 2019 at 12:44 UTC »

What she is doing is exposing America's lawmakers for the frauds they are. America is at a crossroads and its either put up or shut up. I think she made a very stark point.

electriceagle on May 14th, 2019 at 10:58 UTC »

Citizens United needs to be abolished!

CavePrisoner on May 14th, 2019 at 10:52 UTC »

Lobbying itself is not the problem. The term ‘lobbying’ comes from those who wait at the lobby of their representative’s office to be heard. It is integral to democracy. And when you want to be heard, it helps to organize with like-minded individuals, form a group and have a convincing spokesperson. And it can be a really good thing. For example, lobbying for human rights, for protecting the environment, for increasing affordable housing, etc.

The problem comes when money and lack of transparency enter the picture. This is why knowing about The American Anti-Corruption Act is so important:

The American Anti-Corruption Act is model policy that sets a framework for city, state and federal laws to fix our broken political system. It fundamentally reshapes the rules of American politics and restores the people as the most important stakeholders in our political system. An Anti-Corruption Act has three primary goals:

•Stop political bribery so special interests can’t use job offers and donations to influence politicians. •End secret money so people know who’s buying political power. •Fix our broken elections so the people, not the political establishment, are the ones in control.