Posts tagged Martin O'Malley
Holding Politicians Accountable
Citizens United should be called ‘Citizens Don’t Matter.
(Source: talkingaboutmoneyin2016)
I would appoint judges who don’t think corporations are people. We need to overturn Citizens United. And we need to recognize that big money is having a corrupting influence on our politics.
Martin O’Malley’s Democracy Issues Platform
Former Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-Md.) offers this framework for democracy reform on the “Vision” page of his website:
PUT ELECTIONS BACK IN THE HANDS OF AMERICAN VOTERS
Restoring our economy requires us to revitalize our democracy. We must return to a government of, by, and for the people—one that builds an economy that works for everyone and ensures voters’ voices are heard. While fixing the Citizens United decision is important, we can’t afford to wait for a Constitutional amendment to solve the problem of out-of-control money in our political system.
We should start by embracing citizen-funded elections, to reduce the outsized influence of special interests and the very wealthy in our politics. Small donors should have their contributions matched by six-to-one or more, and be rewarded through a refundable tax credit that encourages more people to give and participate. And we should make it easier, not harder, to vote – by modernizing registration, restoring the Voting Rights Act, and tearing down barriers like ID requirements that make it difficult for people to exercise their most fundamental right.
A pretty good start, if you ask us.
Powerful, wealthy special interests here at home have used our government to create – in our own country – an economy that is leaving a majority of our people behind. An economy that has so concentrated wealth in the hands of the very few that it has taken opportunity from the homes of the many.