Get Money Out - Maryland Posts of Interest about Money in Politics and Voting Rights: November 2019

Saturday, November 30, 2019

Texas legislature takes steps to suppress voting on college campuses

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/voting-college-suppression.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

Charlie Cooper

election tally snafu in PA sparks debate, fears about ESS voting machines

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/us/politics/pennsylvania-voting-machines.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Some fear tampering; ESS says it was unintentional software bug.

Charlie Cooper

Friday, November 29, 2019

RE: PayPal

I believe in our new status we will not have to reveal the names of our donors, but we should have some policy about that considering what our cause is. I suggest we will reveal donors over a certain amount, say $100.

Marty

From: Charlie Cooper <charlie.coop47@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2019 1:11 PM
To: angad.gmom.hipops@blogger.com
Cc: 'Marty Wulfe' <mwulfe@yahoo.com>
Subject: PayPal

Angad, Not sure exactly when you’re getting to India, but wanted to let you know that I’ve established a PayPal account under the email getmoneyoutmaryland@gmail.com.

I’ll let you know how to login separately.

We are going to need to have the SECU bank account number to take the next step.

They can send us a swipe device so we can get credit cards in the field. I’m not 100% sure about the credit cards, though. For sure, we’ll be able to accept PayPal transfers into our account and pay bills by PayPal.

Charlie Cooper

H: 410-578-8291

M: 410-624-6095

Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

“We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

PayPal

Angad, Not sure exactly when you’re getting to India, but wanted to let you know that I’ve established a PayPal account under the email getmoneyoutmaryland@gmail.com.

I’ll let you know how to login separately.

We are going to need to have the SECU bank account number to take the next step.

Charlie Cooper

H: 410-578-8291

M: 410-624-6095

Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

“We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

Oct 2018 poll on money in politics

https://www.issueone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/topline.Election-Omnibus.Issue-One.2018.11.08.pdf

Poll outlines strong support to reform money in politics.

Charlie Cooper

Harvard poll: younger voters see big money in politics as serious problem

https://iop.harvard.edu/iop-now/iop-poll-young-americans-rank-politicians-money-politics-other-factors-responsible-americas

Other factors also rated.

Charlie Cooper

Over 100 groups issue report on strengthening democracy in US

http://civilrightsdocs.info/pdf/voting/Vision-For-Democracy.pdf

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and other groups recommend:

Prevent barriers to voting;
End felony disenfranchisement;
Expand voter registration;
Increase voter participation;
Bolster election security;
End gerrymandering and other structural reforms.

Charlie Cooper

H: 410-578-8291

M: 410-624-6095

Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

“We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

High court nixes Alaska campaign donation limits in complex decision

https://thefulcrum.us/campaign-finance/alaska-campaign-finance-limits

Charlie Cooper

Brennan Center report outlines election vendor security steps

https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/2019_10_ElectionVendors.pdf

Charlie Cooper

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

The Fulcrum is a great source for democracy reformers

https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/giving-thanks-political-reform

In this post, The Fulcrum lists 5 important areas where democracy reformers are meeting success.

Charlie Cooper

Watch "Ambitious Voting Rights Policy Platform Is Weakened by Russiagate Anxiety" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/1zbP5KHHhYI

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Only Dem Senator to oppose net neutrality gets telecom money

https://readsludge.com/2019/11/07/krysten-sinema-the-only-anti-net-neutrality-dem-linked-to-super-pac-run-by-a-comcast-lobbyist/

Charlie Cooper

Kamala Harris' "bundlers" have started giving to her rivals

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/11/kamala-harris-bundlers-are-funding-other/?utm_source=OpenSecrets+Donor+List&utm_campaign=80a859a168-DONOR+EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_7_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8ce7c3ba3d-80a859a168-212208581

If they’re not buying influence, why are they giving to multiple candidates?

Charlie Cooper

Big PHARMA funnels millions to conservative group

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/11/big-pharma-bankrolled-conservative-groups-tax-returns-show/?utm_source=OpenSecrets+Donor+List&utm_campaign=6c1bc27956-DONOR_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_21_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8ce7c3ba3d-6c1bc27956-212208581

Some of the money went to groups that also take dark money.

Charlie Cooper

Amazon paid no federal taxes on $11 billion profits

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/02/16/amazon-paid-no-federal-taxes-billion-profits-last-year/

Charlie Cooper

FedEx paid no federal income tax

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/17/business/how-fedex-cut-its-tax-bill-to-0.html?searchResultPosition=1

FedEx lobbied for corporate tax cuts and promised bigger investments. In the wake of Trump tax cut, NY Times finds: “If anything, the companies that received the biggest tax cuts increased their capital investment by less, on average, than companies that got smaller cuts.”

Charlie Cooper

H: 410-578-8291

M: 410-624-6095

Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)