To: The California State Senate
Tell candidates running for California Senate Seat to take the pledge to #FixDemocracy
Our Democracy is both broken and fixable. Presidential candidates are already calling for campaign finance reform. We need to hear real solutions from our leaders, everywhere from the halls of Congress to our state houses. Candidates can start by rejecting fossil fuel money and supporting voting rights!
Why is this important?
Our current state of democracy is under siege as a result of big money in politics, belittling our voices to an immense degree. As a resident of California and concerned citizen of the United States for that matter, I see an opportunity to voice our opinion in opposition to these corporate powers. Let us begin by telling the fossil fuel industry that, we as a people, want our voices to be heard.
Here is the pledge: "I pledge allegiance to a democracy of, by, and for the people. If elected, I pledge to fight for a people-powered democracy where every voice is heard by defending the right to vote for all, and support common-sense measures like public funding for campaigns and overturning Citizens United to ensure a government by and for the people, not the biggest donors. And I will prove that I work for the people by refusing money from fossil fuel interests and by championing these solutions for a people-powered democracy on the campaign trail."
Here is the pledge: "I pledge allegiance to a democracy of, by, and for the people. If elected, I pledge to fight for a people-powered democracy where every voice is heard by defending the right to vote for all, and support common-sense measures like public funding for campaigns and overturning Citizens United to ensure a government by and for the people, not the biggest donors. And I will prove that I work for the people by refusing money from fossil fuel interests and by championing these solutions for a people-powered democracy on the campaign trail."