| President Obama Can Create "Better Politics"
Tell the President You Want to See Him Rein in Corporate Spending Dear Indiana,
Politics have gotten dirty ever since the Supreme Court's disastrous decisions Citizens United and McCutcheon allowed big corporations and the wealthy elite to flood our democracy with even more money.
Recently, President Obama has been talking about creating "better politics" — rebuilding a system that works for the public, not special interests.
Let the President know that you support an executive order to start to rein in corporate spending!
Special interest money in politics is one of the biggest threats to our food and water. We achieve less when Congress is more interested in listening to big corporations than to everyday Americans.
Right now, big companies like Lockheed Martin, Chevron, Pfizer and even subsidiaries of Koch Industries get highly sought-after government contracts paid for with our taxpayer money. These same companies have the right to spend unlimited funds on elections thanks to Citizens United — and they don't have to tell anyone where they are spending their money.
Ultimately, we need a constitutional amendment to overturn these bad Supreme Court decisions, but with a fiercely divided Congress, the President can't do that by himself. But Obama can take a meaningful step to start to rein in corporate money now.
Ask President Obama to sign an executive order to require federal contractors to disclose their political spending.
The President needs to hear from you today. He has asked the public to weigh in and demonstrate support for an executive order before he moves forward. While we still need a constitutional amendment to clean up politics, this would be an incredibly important step to demonstrate the overwhelming number of people willing to stand up to special interests. That's why Food & Water Watch is working with a group of allies to deliver 500,000 messages to the President by Thursday, April 2.
Tell President Obama: I support an executive order for "better politics!"
Thanks for all you do,
Miranda Carter
National Online Campaign Manager
Food & Water Watch
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