Curb the Corporate Agenda of Activist CEOs
Tell the SEC to Expose the Hidden Influence of Corporate Money
CEOs of massive corporations are poised to secretly funnel millions of dollars from corporate coffers toward electing corporate candidates in 2012. Join our action to stop them now!
They want to keep their spending in the dark. Thankfully, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has the authority to expose their hidden influence. But the SEC isn’t going to act without public pressure.
Tell the SEC: Shine sunlight on corporate spending in elections.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission unleashed this flood of unaccountable corporate money. But the bulk of this money actually belongs to shareholders – mostly working people who have a 401k or similar retirement plan.
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Why Target the SEC?
As the federal agency with the job of protecting shareholders from corporate abuse, the SEC can step in to stop Corporate America from using our retirement savings and investments as its secret political war chest.
Learn More
- Sign the Petition for a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
- January 20 and 21 Protests on the Two-Year Anniversary of Citizens United
- More About the Corporate Reform Coalition
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