No more cheaters like Trump |
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Commentary |
Written by LegitAction Team |
Friday, 24 August 2018 13:46 |
MIDDLETON, WI - The real surprise isn’t President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen pleading guilty to eight felonies. And it isn’t Trump’s former campaign chair Paul Manafort being found guilty of eight more felonies by a Virginia jury. The surprise is seeing powerful Washington players like Cohen and Manafort actually facing accountability from our system.
But this bill won’t go anywhere without progressives behind it. Trump’s inner circle collapsing under its own corruption has been a blaring wake-up call for the American people and many in the press. Corruption in Washington isn’t a small problem, and it can’t be fixed with piecemeal solutions. The sweeping protections of the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act are our best hope to protect our democracy from campaigns to lobbying to the judiciary. With this bill as law, operatives like Paul Manafort wouldn’t even start lobbying for foreign governments. And federal candidates would face way higher disclosure requirements, meaning candidates like Trump would find it impossible to get away with flagrant campaign violations. These are just a few of the ways that the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act would restore major legitimacy to our government, which explains why thousands of Legit members are hurrying to build momentum for it. Now you have the power to supercharge that momentum. Senator Warren is right to say that Trump’s administration is one of the most corrupt in history. But we have the power to make sure future administrations maintain the high standards of legitimacy we rightfully expect from American government. Thank you for standing up for democratic legitimacy today, LegitAction Team |
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