Thread by @didikins4life

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: RESTORING AND STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY:Reforming the Broken Campaign Finance System
Only one party recognizes the need to reform a campaign finance system that corrupts our electoral process with “dark” money.1/8

#Democrats believe that the interests and the voices of the American people should determine our elections. 2/8 #DemPartyPlatform #CampaignFinanceReform

Money is not speech, and corporations are not people. 3/8 #DemPartyPlatform #CampaignFinanceReform #RepealCitizensUnited

#Democrats will fight to pass a Constitutional amendment that will go beyond merely overturning​ Citizens United a​nd related decisions like ​Buckley v. Valeo ​by eliminating all private financing from federal elections.4/8 #DemPartyPlatform #CampaignFinanceReform

In the meantime, #Democrats will work with Congress on legislation to strengthen the public funding system by matching small-dollar donations for all federal candidates, 5/8 #CampaignFinanceReform

#Democrats will crack down on foreign nationals who try to influence elections, and ensure that super PACs are wholly independent of campaigns and political parties. 6/8 #DemPartyPlatform #CampaignFinanceReform #ElectionInterference

#Democrats will bring an end to “dark money” by requiring full disclosure of contributors to any group that advocates for or against candidates, and bar 501(c)(4) organizations from spending money on elections. 7/8 #DemPartyPlatform #CampaignFinanceReform #DarkMoney

#Democrats will ban corporate PACs from donating to candidates and bar lobbyists from donating, fundraising, or bundling for anyone they lobby.8/8 #DemPartyPlatform #CampaignFinanceReform