My Nonprofit Reviews

I first joined Common Cause in 1970 specifically to help create term limits for California legislators, who at that time served nearly for life (sound familiar?). It was a very tough battle, but after many years, prop.140 passed that limited terms in both houses. Subsequently prop.28 passed, limiting total legislative time to only 12 years total in either or both houses. Significant change takes time, because of entrenched interests fiercely protecting their gravy trains. Common Cause showed in this fight that they have both the persistence and plans to take on and win these very tough challenges.

Right now the issues are even larger because of the enormous swamps of dark money flooding our politics, and the massive size of the corporate players who are fighting to prevent meaningful change. I am hopeful, though, that slow and steady can save our democracy from those who don't believe that everyone should have a voice.