The Citizen United v FEC decision created many different attempts to reverse it. Here is another attempt that will start to work its way to Congress.

The American Anti-Corruption Act was crafted by former Federal Election Commission chairman Trevor Potter in consultation with strategists, democracy reform leaders, and constitutional attorneys from across the political spectrum.

The act could transform how elections are financed, how lobbyists influence politics, and how political money is disclosed. It’s a proposal that would reshape the rules of American politics, and hopefully restore ordinary Americans as the most important stakeholders instead of major donors. The Act enjoys support from progressives and conservatives alike.

The act would:

1. Stop politicians from taking bribes

Prohibit members of Congress from soliciting and receiving contributions from any industry or entity they regulate, including those industries’ lobbyists. Prohibit all fundraising during Congressional working hours. Members of Congress who sit on powerful committees get extraordinary amounts of money from special interests regulated by those committees.

Politicians routinely host fundraisers, and invite lobbyists to contribute to their campaigns. The result is a Congress made up of politicians dependent on those special interests to raise the money necessary to win reelection. Politicians are forced to create laws that are favorable […]