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DEMOCRACY REQUIRES A COMMITMENT TO self-government passed from one generation to the next. We recognize our obligation to pre-serve our representative democracy as our way of resolving reasonable disagreements on public policy. Like generations before us, we come to-gether as citizens setting aside policy di erences and uniting to preserve our democracy, so that government of the people, by the people, and for Unity Statement of Principles: Solutions to the Undue In uenceof Money in Politics : In a democracy,everyone should have a voice in the decisions ecting their lives. Our system of funding elec-tions should not privilege any particular inter-est, nor suppress the voices of others. We need to provide incentives that encourage the active participation of small donors in our elections so candidates are accountable to, and dependent on, the people, not moneyed interests. : Our democracy is based on the principle of one person, one vote„not one dollar, one vote. From equal ac-cess to the ballot box to the right not to be si-lenced by big money, democracy requires we recognize each other as equals in the political process. When elected representatives only hear the policy preferences of the very rich it distorts governments responsiveness to the people. We need limits on using money in politics so our EVERYONE KNOWS : Voters have the right to know who is trying to in uence our views and gain improper in uence over our representa-tives. We need e ective disclosure requirements for the use of money at all levels of government because transparency is a foundation for ac-countability. Access to and in uence over our elected repre-sentatives should not be determined by the size of your wallet. We must overturn the e ects of cases like Citizens United v. FEC and McCutch-eon v. FEC and reclaim our Constitution to em-power people to adopt common sense rules to stop the improper in uence of big money on our government. : We need a fair and accessible elections system so our elect-ed o cials will be responsive and accountable to the people.  is requires the FEC, IRS, SEC, FCC, and state agencies to enforce our laws so those who break them face real consequences that deter bad behavior. 350 ColoradoAmerican Association of University WomenAmerican Family VoicesAmerican Humanist AssociationAmericans Take ActionAPALA-DCAsian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJCBen & JerrysBend the Arc Jewish ActionBerkshire Environmental Action TeamBoston Common Asset ManagementBrave New FilmsCenter For Environmental HealthCenter for Media and DemocracyCenter for Science and Democracy at the Union of Chicago Democratic Socialists of AmericaChristopher Reynolds FoundationCitizen WorksCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Coalition to Stop Gun ViolenceCo-operate ColoradoCoffee Party USACommunications Workers of AmericaCommunity Organizations in ActionConstitutional Accountability CenterCorporate Accountability InternationalCourage CampaignCow Hollow Fund at San Francisco FoundationCT Citizen Action Group (CCAG)Daily KosDaughters of Charity, Province of St. LouiseDemocracy 21Democracy for AmericaDemocracy MattersDemocracy Matters - UPenn ChapterEnergy Action CoalitionEnergy and Policy InstituteEnvironment TexasEthical Markets MediaEvery VoiceFair ShareFood & Water WatchFranciscan Action NetworkFree Speech For PeopleFriends of the EarthGovernment Accountability ProjectGreen Party Alliance at USFIllinois Democratic WomenInstitute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyInvestor VoiceIowa Citizens for Community ImprovementJobs With JusticeJustice Party USA SIGNERS Kansas Values InstituteLeague of Conservation VotersMercy Investment Services, Inc.Money Out Voters InMOVI WisconsinNAACPNational Coalition on Black Civic ParticipationNational LGBTQ Task ForceNational Peoples Action CampaignNational Womens Political CaucusNatural Resources Defense CouncilNCLR Action FundNETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice LobbyNew Progressive AllianceNorth Carolina Voters for Clean Elections CoalitionNorthStar Asset Management, Inc.OurTime.orgPax World Management LLCPay to PlayPeople Demanding ActionPeople For the American WayPeoples Email NetworkPortfolio Advisory Board Adrian Dominican SistersPresente.orgProgress TexasProgressive Democrats of AmericaReThink MediaRootstrikersSay No To Big MoneySierra ClubSisters of Mercy - Institute Justice TeamSisters of St. Francis of PhiladelphiaState Innovation Exchange (SiX)Temple Political Science SocietyThe Main Street AllianceThe Other 98%The Young Turks - Wolf PACUConn Students for Sensible Drug PolicyUI Amnesty InternationalUnitarian Universalist AssociationUnited Church of Christ, Justice and Witness MinistriesUrsuline Sisters of Tildonk, U.S. ProvinceVermont PIRGVoices for ProgressWAmendWisconsin Democracy CampaignWomen Donors NetworkWorking AmericaYoung Democratic SocialistsZevin Asset Management, LLC SIGNERS AS OF DECEMBER ,