Proposition 89: DFA-Marin: Money Movie Meetup

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

DFA-Marin: Money Movie Meetup

Excerpts from the powerful film "The Big Buy: Tom Delay's Stolen Congress" will be shown Tuesday, September 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Center Community Room in Corte Madera.

Presented by Democracy for America-Marin, the meeting, free and open to the public, will also feature Greg Brockbank and Becca Quinn explaining Proposition 89, the California clean money initiative on the November 7 ballot.

DFA Marin members aren't the only people looking at federal scandals that illustrate why we need clean money elections in California. The blog D-Day has a post on Governor Schwarzenegger, the Del Mar board, Brent Wilkes, Duke Cunningham and Jack Abramoff.

FACTS: Proposition 89 - the Clean Money and Fair Elections

1) Strict contribution and expenditure limits
Prop. 89 ends the fundraising madness with constitutional limits so regular voters aren't drowned out by big money.
* Proposition 89 bans contributions from lobbyists and state contractors
* Proposition 89 limits contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals to state candidates
* Proposition 89 limits corporation donations to initiatives to $10,000

2) Clean Money public financing of political campaigns
Prop. 89 levels the playing field so new candidates can win on their ideas, not because of the money they raise.
* With Proposition 89, candidates who agree to spending limits and to take no private contributions qualify for public funding
* Under Proposition 89, $5 contributions from voters required to prove viability
* With Proposition 89, lean candidates receive enough to run competitive campaigns. They can't raise money beyond public funds

3) Tough disclosure and enforcement for politicians
Prop. 89 stops candidates from hiding behind negative ads and punishes politicians who violate the law.
* Proposition 89 makes wealthy self-funded candidates disclose the amount of personal funds they will spend
* Under Proposition 89, publicly financed candidates must engage in debates
* Proposition 89 imposes mandatory jail time and provides for removal from office of candidates who break the law.

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