To: Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton: Pledge to Restore Democracy
Join Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley and sign the pledge to, if elected President, support "restoring democracy by publicly financing elections and getting big money out of politics."
Why is this important?
Democracy Matters students across the country have been organizing on college campuses, raising awareness of the core structural issue of money in politics and how dealing with it is a critical first step to solving all other issues. In recognition of this truth, Bernie Sanders signed our pledge in October 2014 and has made restoring democracy for all a central pillar of his campaign. Despite being asked numerous times directly, the Clinton campaign has decline to join him in support for restoring democracy.
On December 8th in New Hampshire, a Democracy Matters student directly asked Secretary Clinton to sign the pledge. Despite declaring that she supported the full text of the pledge, she again refused to sign, but promised to consider it. Almost two weeks later we have heard nothing from the campaign.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cvVvdy9O0Y
We are non-partisan and are not supporting any candidate in this primary. However given the broad bi-partisan support for getting big money out of politics, it is important that all 3 democratic candidates publicly pledge to support restoring democracy. Hillary Clinton can make that happen.
On December 8th in New Hampshire, a Democracy Matters student directly asked Secretary Clinton to sign the pledge. Despite declaring that she supported the full text of the pledge, she again refused to sign, but promised to consider it. Almost two weeks later we have heard nothing from the campaign.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cvVvdy9O0Y
We are non-partisan and are not supporting any candidate in this primary. However given the broad bi-partisan support for getting big money out of politics, it is important that all 3 democratic candidates publicly pledge to support restoring democracy. Hillary Clinton can make that happen.