Common Cause - Holding Power Accountable
Dear Scott, What do AT&T, Koch Industries, WalMart, Altria, Pfizer and Exxon Mobil have in common? They're all members of the *A*merican *L*egislative *E*xchange *C*ouncil (ALEC), a shadowy organization made up of big business leaders and state legislators who work to put corporate profits ahead of the public interest. With ALEC at work in your state capitol, *business wins, and the middle class loses.* Common Cause is helping lead the fight to expose ALEC's secret corporate agenda, challenge its nonprofit status and shine a spotlight on political money spent by its members. Please help us keep the pressure on and *rescue our democracy from corporate control*. *Donate today and your gift will be matched – doubling your impact!* <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=gdJLLOMjF7JCIWK&s=hlISLdNYIqI5LeN3E&m=ilJ2IdPQLjJWJkK> Please Donate Today <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=jqLRIXNvHaIJK6J&s=hlISLdNYIqI5LeN3E&m=ilJ2IdPQLjJWJkK> We've documented ALEC spending in all 50 states on issues ranging from health care to schools to the environment. And democracy doesn't get a free pass from ALEC – *they've supported legislation that has made it harder to vote* in 18 states, and even *written resolutions in support of the horrendous /Citizens United/ decision* that opened the floodgates of corrupting special interest money into our elections. State by state and bill by bill, we're going to fight to save our democracy from corporate control. We've gotten a good start on our goal of raising $50,000 by early October, but we need your support. *Can you help us fight back against ALEC and other corporate interests?* *Please give today! Every dollar you donate will be matched and put to work in our effort to break the grip of special interest control over our elections and government.* <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=mjIXI6PHJdKQIgI&s=hlISLdNYIqI5LeN3E&m=ilJ2IdPQLjJWJkK> Please Donate Today <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=pwK3JfMTIgJXJqL&s=hlISLdNYIqI5LeN3E&m=ilJ2IdPQLjJWJkK> A government that works for "we the people" is within our reach. Let's work together to achieve it. Thanks for all you do, Bob Edgar and the rest of the team at Common Cause P.S. Want to learn more about ALEC? Visit ALECexposed.org and read the Common Cause research report: /Money, Power and the American Legislative Exchange Council/ <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=pmL3KfMZKtL4JqJ&s=hlISLdNYIqI5LeN3E&m=ilJ2IdPQLjJWJkK>. Forward this email <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ifIPKUNqGcILL3K&s=hlISLdNYIqI5LeN3E&m=ilJ2IdPQLjJWJkK> Join on Facebook <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ipIPKUNrG9IKL6K&s=hlISLdNYIqI5LeN3E&m=ilJ2IdPQLjJWJkK> Follow on Twitter <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=lsJVK3ODIcLRJgJ&s=hlISLdNYIqI5LeN3E&m=ilJ2IdPQLjJWJkK> Common Cause is a national nonpartisan organization with chapters in 35 states. The mailing address is 1133 19th Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. The phone number is (202) 833-1200. <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=gdJLLPMhF7JEIVK&s=hlISLdNYIqI5LeN3E&m=ilJ2IdPQLjJWJkK> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
