Dear passionate supporters of democracy,
A new campaign is on the horizon, and I need the help of all of you. I
am working now on a national campaign that would bring Clean Elections,
also known as full public campaign financing, to all U.S. House and
Senate candidates.
I have been hired by the national reform group, Common Cause, to build
support in the Bay Area and California for this bill, which has been
endorsed by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Even John McCain was a
big supporter of Clean Elections in Arizona, though he hasn't yet
signed onto this bill. So, we have a genuine chance of passing this
bill under the next administration. If it did pass, I believe it would
mean a major realignment of how politics is practiced in this country,
and therefore, the world.
Its called the Fair Elections Now Act, and it has already been
introduced in the Senate by Democratic and Republican co-sponsors.
Our first job is to get the support of Senator Dianne Feinstein, being
that she is the Chair of the Rules Committee, which is where the bill
is right now in the Senate. I need the help of all of you to figure out
how to do this – in particular, who we need to talk to, and who you
know that could help us.
Secondly, I would like to put together a group of folks interested in
taking on a slightly larger role in the campaign. It would start with a
meeting, and then could develop into however much or little
responsibility you would like. So, if that seems at all interesting to
you, please write me back, and we'll work out a time to have a group
meeting.
If you just have time to write a letter, email, or make a phone call, I
will keep you posted as we proceed on that sort of thing in the near
future.
Hope you're all doing well, and looking forward to joining up in this
exciting challenge.
Please call or email with any thoughts at all.
Rob Arnow
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Robert Arnow
Common Cause
Fair Elections Now Act, Advocate
415-596-5808