To: President Donald Trump
President Obama: Don't give the rich even more power!
I urge you to veto the budget deal until Congress removes the huge increase in the amount wealthy donors can give to political parties. Don’t give the rich even more power than they already have.
Why is this important?
The rich already run roughshod over the voters thanks to Citizens United and other Supreme Court decisions favoring Big Money and gutting democracy.
And yet President Obama says he’ll sign a budget bill that increases TEN-FOLD the amount one person can donate to a political party during an election! The new ceiling would be $1.5 million, allowing the wealthy few to buy vast amounts of so-called "speech" –and power over elections and the government-- regular Americans cannot afford.
Sign the petition strongly urging President Barack Obama TO VETO this and any other budget deal that increases the already outrageous and anti-democracy power of wealthy donors.