| Excerpt / Summary What is Proposition 32?
Proposition 32 supporters call it the "Stop Special Interest Money Act." They claim it's a balanced reform that will get big money out of Sacramento. But their claims don't add up. That's why newspapers across California are urging their readers to Vote No on 32.
>> Get the full list of newspapers opposing Proposition 32...
Proposition 32 is Not What it Seems
Special Exemptions for Super PACs, billionaires, and thousands of big businesses...
Prop 32 supporters claim the law will limit big campaign spending from all sides. But the reality is that it would restrict everyday Californians from coming together to have a voice in elections while creating massive special interests for the same groups funding the campaign.
Prop 32 exempts thousands of big businesses, which aren't technically "corporations," but rather "LLCs" or "real-estate trusts" or any other form of business structure. This includes hedge funds, big Wall Street firms, insurance companies, and thousands of other business entities.
Prop 32 creates special exemptions for secretive Super PACs, allowing them to continue spending unlimited amounts of secret money to influence California elections.
>> See a side-by-side comparison of what Prop 32 says, and what it would really do...
Proposition 32 is Backed by Wealthy Special Interests
Super PAC Billionaires, corporate special interests, and radical Republicans...
It shouldn't be a surprise that the groups exempted from Prop 32 are the same people funding the campaign.
An out-of-state Super PAC with direct connections to the Koch Brothers and Karl Rove has already spent more than $4 million supporting Prop 32. That kind of shadowy, secret campaign spending will be the law of the land if Prop 32 passes. It's also supported by the right-wing Lincoln Club of Orange County, a driving force behind Citizens United.
Their top dozen donors have spent nearly $100 million trying to influence California elections in recent years. That includes millions from radical social conservatives, big developers, oil executives, and Wall Street investors. Do they sound like real reformers to you?
>> Learn more about the real people - and the real agendas - behind Prop 32...
Proposition 32 is Opposed by Real Reform Organizations
League of Women Voters, Common Cause and California Clean Money Campaign say NO...
Prop 32 supporters claim their initiative is a legitimate reform, but their campaign is funded by some of the biggest special interest spenders in California - and the nation. So what are the real reformers saying?
From the League of Women Voters to Public Citizen, every serious government reform group in the state has come out against Proposition 32. And none have come out in favor. They all agree that while California elections are badly in need of reform, Prop 32 is a deceptive measure that would make a bad system worse by giving its wealthy backers the keys to Sacramento.
>> Read the full list of organizations standing up to stop Prop 32... |