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Religious Leaders to Pelosi: Pass Fair Elections in Wake of Citizen United Ruling
February 3, 2010More than 200 faith leaders representing a diversity of religions have signed onto a letter to Congress expressing concern over the Supreme Court's decision to reverse decades of campaign finance law to allow unlimited corporate spending on elections. The faith leaders are also pledging to work with their congregations to encourage passage of legislation that put voters -- not special interests -- in charge of our democracy. Common Cause and Public Campaign released the letter Wednesday. "We believe existing campaign finance laws already permit the unfair influence of persons and groups with extraordinary wealth over the political process by providing them with special access to elected officials," the religious leaders wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). "This special access ultimately results in legislative outcomes that reflect the needs of those with the financial means to make political contributions, and not the needs of the poor or disenfranchised." Full release.