Subject: Sign for Clean Money and Fair Elections, and pass it on!

From: California Clean Money Campaign <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:15:54 -0400 (EDT)

Dear Concerned Californian,

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                				<p 
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0">Why Clean Money?  
                			
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			<p style="margin-
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scandals
by changing the way we finance campaigns

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			<p style="margin-
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new people with good ideas can run for office
               				
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			<p style="margin-
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to work in other states
               				
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It's time to 
change a system that makes 78% of Californians 
think our state is mostly run by a few big special 
interests instead of for  all the people.

It's time to 
change the way we finance election campaigns  so 
that politicians are accountable  to the voters 
instead of to special interests who make big 
campaign contributions. 

So we're 
doing it.&nbsp; 
But we need your help.&nbsp; We are:

&bull;&nbsp League of Women Voters of 
California</br>
&bull;&nbsp Sierra Club California</br>
&bull;&nbsp California Coalition for Civil Rights</br>
&bull;&nbsp California National Organization for 
Women</br>
&bull;&nbsp California Church IMPACT</br>
&bull;&nbsp California Clean Money Campaign</br>

We're 
speaking for 
a coalition of over 100 organizations fighting for the 
best chance in years to clean up politics and let the 
voters take control.&nbsp; We're asking you to do 
two things:

1)&nbsp; Sign the petition for A.B. 583, the 
California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act

2)&nbsp; Forward this message to others 
and ask them to sign, too:

http://www.CAclean.org/petition (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=qpgy7tbab.0.kqkvqubab.kenmtrbab.10855&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caclean.org%2Fpetition%2F%3Fref%3Dsu%3Accmc0406)&nbsp;&nbsp; (Please sign it now even if 
you've signed before.)

CALIFORNIA NEEDS CLEAN MONEY AND FAIR 
ELECTIONS

You probably aren't surprised by  all the campaign 
corruption scandals that are happening now, like Jack 
Abramoff buying access in Washington or California 
Congressman Duke Cunningham getting sentenced to 
over 8 years in prison for selling out our nation's 
defense.

It doesn't 
have to be this way. Arizona and Maine have Clean 
Money systems that have put the brakes on the 
political 
money chase. They allow qualified candidates who 
abide by strict spending limits to run 
their campaigns using public funds instead of by 
soliciting big checks from private donors. Clean
candidates get enough funds to run 
viable campaigns without accepting a dime of special 
interest money for their campaigns.

The results 
have stunned the experts. 80% of the current 
legislators in Maine and 10 out of 11 statewide 
officeholders in Arizona were elected with Clean 
Money, including their governor. Voters have greater 
choices at the polls, including more women and 
minority candidates. Voter turnout in Arizona 
increased by over 20%.

Clean 
legislators in Arizona and Maine vote to protect the 
environment more often. Both states have lowered 
the price of prescription drugs. And in contrast to 
California's never-ending budget deficits fueled by 
giveaways to campaign contributors, 
both Arizona and Maine have managed to pass 
balanced budgets that increase funding for the 
services their citizens want.

http://www.CAclean.org/petition (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=qpgy7tbab.0.kqkvqubab.kenmtrbab.10855&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caclean.org%2Fpetition%2F%3Fref%3Dsu%3Accmc0406)

CALIFORNIA NEEDS YOUR 
SIGNATURE

California deserves Clean Money, too. Thanks to the 
efforts
of the growing Clean Money coalition and volunteers 
across 
the state, our Clean Money bill had a historic victory 
in January,
passing through the state Assembly on a vote of 47-
31.

Now it's in 
the State Senate. The going will get even tougher as 
the  special interest contributors that profit under 
the current system realize that the chance for true 
reform is real.

We don't 
have the money they do.&nbsp; But we can win 
if we show the legislature we have something 
can't buy:&nbsp; the voice of the people.

Sign the 
petition for A.B. 583 
now:

http://www.CAclean.org/petition (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=qpgy7tbab.0.kqkvqubab.kenmtrbab.10855&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caclean.org%2Fpetition%2F%3Fref%3Dsu%3Accmc0406)

Your 
petition will immediately
be emailed to our leaders, along with any comments 
you add
yourself.  That way Governor Schwarzenegger, 
Senate President
pro Tem Don Perata, and your own legislators will 
hear from
each and everybody who signs now.&nbsp; So sign it 
now even
if you've signed it before. 

CALIFORNIA NEEDS YOU TO PASS IT 
ON

Then forward this email to your friends, family, and 
group so
they can make their voice heard, too. We need 
thousands to
sign the petition to make it crystal clear that 
Californians
want their government to be accountable to the 
voters, not to 
big campaign contributors.

If you'd 
like more information about A.B. 583 and how Clean 
Money works, go to www.CAclean.org (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=qpgy7tbab.0.jqkvqubab.kenmtrbab.10855&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caclean.org%2F%3Fref%3Dsu%3Accmc0406).&nbsp; 
You can 
sign 
the petition and take other actions there. 

This is the 
perfect
time for Californians to take control of politics by 
demanding
Clean Money. We urge you to seize the moment and 
make your voice
heard by signing the petition now (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=qpgy7tbab.0.kqkvqubab.kenmtrbab.10855&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caclean.org%2Fpetition%2F%3Fref%3Dsu%3Accmc0406). 
Then pass it on.

Sincerely,
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Susan Lerner

  Executive Director

  California Clean Money Campaign

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Jacqueline Jacobberger

  President

  League of Women Voters of California
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Bill 
Magavern

  Senior Legislative Representative

  Sierra Club California
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Maria Blanco

  Representative

  California Coalition for Civil Rights
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Helen Grieco

  Executive Director

  National Organization for Women, CA

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Reverend Dr. Rick Schlosser

Executive Director

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P.S.&nbsp; Please 
forward this to as many people as possible. 
Every signature makes a difference.

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Money Campaign
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Susan Lerner...... Executive Director

Eric Tang......... Communications Coordinator

Aaron Cervantes... Latino Outreach Coordinator

Moira Brennan..... Development Director 

Ted Williams...... Chairman

Jo Seidita........ President

Trent Lange....... Vice President &amp; Newsletter 
Editor

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Become a 
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Become a member by mail or 
phone.&nbsp; Call (800) 566-3780 for questions and 
options.
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Los Angeles, CA 90064 

Ask your friends to join too, 
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