Austin Centrist

My main interest has distilled down to promoting election reform: Campaign Finance, redistricting, ethics, etc. To me it is the reform that optimizes the most reforms.

It is a relatively unglamorous issue that doesn't arouse sustained passion.

Several groups dance around the issue:

The Coalition
In early 2006 the steady stream of national money in politics scandals presented an opportunity for reformers that called for an extraordinary effort and cooperation. The Brennan Center for Justice, Common Cause, Democracy Matters, Public Campaign, Public Citizen, and U.S. PIRG forged a working coalition and launched a campaign, Seize the Moment (STM), with a mission to focus public attention on federal public financing as the best politically viable, constitutionally acceptable, and practical response to the scandals.

When Sens. Durbin and Specter introduced the Fair Elections Now Act in March, they had support from a long list of organizations that represent millions of Americans. Below is the full list of organizations that have endorsed the legislation.

AFL-CIO
AFSCME
Americans for Campaign Reform
Brennan Center for Justice
Campaign for America's Future
Common Cause
Communications Workers of America
Democracy 21
Democracy Matters
Dolores Huerta Foundation
League of Conservation Voters
League of Women Voters
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
MoveOn.org
NAACP
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
National Council of Churches USA
Public Campaign
Public Citizen
SEIU
Sierra Club
US Action
U.S. PIRG