While we are pushing for
positive reforms to change the political culture of Ohio our members are not letting up in Connecticut. Yesterday, the Hartford Courant came through with another great editorial on the
need for campaign finance reform in that corruption ridden state:
Lawmakers have also promised to take up their least favorite issue: campaign finance reform. But they haven't promised to take the critical step of actually passing a strong reform bill to replace corrosive special interest money with clean public funds. Legislators are addicted to contributions from lobbyists, their clients, state contractors and businesses through the ad book loophole. That money fuels their campaigns. And having taken the money, the elected officials are beholden to the givers.
It's part and parcel of a culture of corruption in Connecticut politics that has sent a former governor, a former state treasurer, big-city mayors and other politicians to prison.
It's well past time to change the way campaigns are financed. Having dallied over the subject all through this year's regular session and having failed to produce reform, legislators must make the change now, in the special session, regardless of how many other items are on the agenda. Delay will kill any chance of meaningful change.
We couldn't agree more.
Members, volunteers, and activists from
Common Cause Connecticut and
other coalition organizations are staying on these lawmakers trails, leafleting, phone banking and canvassing in support of clean elections. I took part in these
organizing activities myself last week in Hartford, as did my colleague DJ, yes here, wearing a milk carton on Hartford streets in support of campaign finance reform (just click on the image to enlarge it):
He sure got everyone's attention. And if you are in Connecticut today
make a phone call to your lawmakers in Hartford today. Get their attention and ask them to not drop the ball on clean elections reform in Connecticut.
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