To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Americans United For Ethics Reform
This is a petition in support of the Citizens Protection Pledge. I urge you to sign the Citizens' Protection Pledge, which says:
I, (Representative's Name) pledge to the citizens of the (district of the) state of (State's Name) and to the American people that I will:
(1) Permanently refuse contributions and gifts by any corporation or organization lobbying the government, participating in a federal and state contract, or otherwise financially benefiting from public funds; and
(2) Permanently refuse any job offer from any corporation or organization that lobbies the state and federal government; and
(3) Permanently refuse any contribution from any Political Actions Committee (PAC) or other organization developed for the purpose of influencing the outcome of elections which does not disclose all the names of their contributors; and
(4) Agree to resign my position from public office immediately and withdraw permanently from public service in the United States should I fail to keep this pledge.
I, (Representative's Name) pledge to the citizens of the (district of the) state of (State's Name) and to the American people that I will:
(1) Permanently refuse contributions and gifts by any corporation or organization lobbying the government, participating in a federal and state contract, or otherwise financially benefiting from public funds; and
(2) Permanently refuse any job offer from any corporation or organization that lobbies the state and federal government; and
(3) Permanently refuse any contribution from any Political Actions Committee (PAC) or other organization developed for the purpose of influencing the outcome of elections which does not disclose all the names of their contributors; and
(4) Agree to resign my position from public office immediately and withdraw permanently from public service in the United States should I fail to keep this pledge.
Why is this important?
Why do we allow rules that are the equivalent to political bribery? Why do we permit private interests to create conflicts of interest between our elected representatives and ourselves? For much too long, private special interests have been bullying our representatives into showering them with our tax dollars through contracts and subsidies and deregulating industry regardless to We The People's needs. These corporations, with their war chests of money and their corporate tool candidates, threaten to oppose anyone who cares about putting We The People's interests ahead of their own. Let's work to declare our representatives independent from the lingering threat of corporate retaliation that comes from doing what's in We The People's interests by supporting those candidates who support this pledge. This Citizens Protection Pledge is an oath to We The People that will work to eliminate the dangerous conflict of interest that is created when public representatives accept special interest money.
Let's effectively end the corrupt practice of politicians putting in a term or two and then going to work as a high paid lobbyist or even going to work in any capacity for a corporation that has a lobbying department. Will you please sign our new Americans United petition and share it with your friends and family all over the United States? The greater the awareness of the systematic corruption and its ill effects on our democracy the greater will be our ability to overpower it.
All in all, persons who are running for elected offices and who sign this Pledge deserve to be considered on their merits to fulfill the needs of the elected office and if they do so, should be considered for election to said office over others running for said office who have not signed this Pledge.
Thanks for all you do.
Sincerely,
Ben Bosley
America United
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Let's effectively end the corrupt practice of politicians putting in a term or two and then going to work as a high paid lobbyist or even going to work in any capacity for a corporation that has a lobbying department. Will you please sign our new Americans United petition and share it with your friends and family all over the United States? The greater the awareness of the systematic corruption and its ill effects on our democracy the greater will be our ability to overpower it.
All in all, persons who are running for elected offices and who sign this Pledge deserve to be considered on their merits to fulfill the needs of the elected office and if they do so, should be considered for election to said office over others running for said office who have not signed this Pledge.
Thanks for all you do.
Sincerely,
Ben Bosley
America United
Keep updated and join the dialogue:
www.facebook.com/AzUnited
Resources:
moveon.org
connectthedotsusa.com