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Constitution

Tell Congress: Amend the U.S. Constitution to ensure the government has the authority to limit corporate influence in elections

Mar 11
The Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC threatens to tear apart the fabric of our democracy and grant powerful corporations unfettered influence in our political process. Sign PFAW's petition to tell Congressional leaders to amend the Constitution today.
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npr

Tell the Senate: Don't Defund Public Broadcasting

Mar 17
Public broadcasting fell victim to another right-wing hit job when House Republicans voted to completely defund NPR. Tell the Senate that they must save public broadcasting by rejecting this legislation.
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Tell Congress: Leave Medicare Alone

Apr 6
Tell Congress to Rep. Paul Ryan’s draconian plan to punish Americans in need by cutting medicare out of the 2012 budget
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obstruction

Tell the Senate: We've Had Enough Delay. Stop Republican Obstruction.

May 19
We've had enough delay and procedural foot dragging. It's time to stop Republican obstruction of judicial nominees.
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Tell Members of Congress: Democracy Should Not Be Pay-Per-View!

Aug 23
Congressmen like Paul Ryan (R-WI) Ben Quayle (R-AZ), Chip Cravaack (R-MN) and some other Republican members of Congress, instead of hosting their own constituent town hall meetings, are having events hosted for them by friendly organizations with a fee for attendance. These members of Congress are so desperate to shelter themselves from criticism that they are denying their constituents' basic democratic access to their elected officials. Tell them to respect Democracy and the First Amendment; tell them not to charge their constituents for access!
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Jobs

Pass the American Jobs Act Now!

Sep 15
President Obama's American Jobs Act is a vital piece of legislation to put Americans back to work and get our economy moving. Republicans and Democrats alike have no business putting the politics of next year's election ahead of the dire needs of jobless Americans and their families, or for that matter, the need of ALL Americans to get our economy growing again. Tell Congress: Pass the Bill!
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Tell Mitt Romney: Corporations are NOT people!

Oct 15
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney told an Iowa audience, “Corporations are people.” Take action and tell Romney that he could not be more wrong. Corporations are NOT people. People are people.
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CFPB

Protect Consumers -- Confirm Richard Cordray!

Oct 16
Richard Cordray has been nominated by President Obama to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Cordray was handpicked by Professor Elizabeth Warren as one of her top deputies in setting up the CFPB. As Ohio's attorney general, Cordray earned a reputation of being tough the financial industry. Wall Street and right-wing Republicans don't want the CFPB and have made their intentions clear to sabotage the important agency in any way they can and prevent it from protecting consumers -- Don't Let Them!
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Dump DOMA

Oct 17
It’s time for some real change we can believe in. It’s time for the federal government to stop punishing loving same-sex couples. It’s time to repeal DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act).
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clarence thomas

Investigate Clarence Thomas, Enforce Ethics on the Supreme Court!

Oct 18
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is flouting ethics standards. Make the DOJ investigate!
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