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Abolish Super PACs and Get Dark Money Out of Elections

To: Sen. Padilla, Rep. Chu, Sen. Schiff

From: A constituent in Pasadena, CA

May 22

Support legislation to abolish Super PACs. The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited, largely anonymous corporate spending in our elections, and the result is a system where billionaires and corporations buy political outcomes while ordinary voters get drowned out. That is not democracy — it's an auction. Super PACs allow outside groups to spend unlimited sums influencing federal races with minimal transparency. Candidates end up accountable to their mega-donors, not to the people they represent. I expect you to back a legislative fix — whether that's a constitutional amendment, a reversal through statute, or aggressive disclosure requirements as a first step. The status quo is indefensible, and I'll be watching how you act on this.

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