The news broke late Friday. Charles and David Koch -- the billionaire oil tycoons responsible for the right-wing assault in Wisconsin -- have declared war on democracy in California. They dumped $4 million into the campaign to pass Proposition 32, a ballot measure that, if passed, guarantees unfettered corporate domination of California politics by eliminating worker participation.
Will you join us in sending a message to Mitt and his Koch puppet masters that we will not let this stand? Tonight, Mitt Romney is visiting Orange County to raise money. We'll greet him as we did Speaker Boehner last year, by flying Air Courage over his event with a banner that reads "MITT + KOCH = PROP 32 WAYS TO BUY CA -COURAGE CAMPAIGN". Last time we flew a plane above a major Republican fundraiser, we got national media coverage from MSNBC and others. If we can even come close to that again, we will take a huge step toward educating California voters about Prop 32.
We know California is a blue state. We have to get everyone that supports President Obama to vote NO on Prop 32. The scariest thing about Prop 32 is that it initially sounds like a good idea. The corporate moneymen who cooked it up have labeled it "campaign finance reform," claiming it would take money out of politics and running deceptive ads day and night.
We all know that campaign finance reform is desperately needed. Prop 32 does the exact opposite. It takes labor completely out of California politics, knocking down the only institution that can effectively fight back against corporate lobbyists. Courage members voted by 94% to oppose Prop 32, but we have to educate the broader public.
Prop 32 is just the beginning. Once they knock unions out of the way, the Koch brothers, Mitt Romney, and their ilk will intensify the corporate war on California's leading environmental regulations, labor standards, and consumer protections. And it's not just progressives that realize Prop 32 is a sick, dishonest attempt to manipulate us. Newspapers across the country have labeled it "Citizens United on steroids" and worse.¹
The Lincoln Club of Orange County sponsored Citizens United, knowing that a win would lead to the horrifying deluge of SuperPAC ads we're now enduring. The Lincoln Club is also is a driving force behind Prop 32, and they know darn well what comes next if they win. Say no to the Kochs. Say no to the corporate buy out of California.
Thanks for all you do,
Rick Jacobs
Chair and Founder, Courage Campaign
Paid for by Courage Campaign Issues Committee.
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