The time has come. 

Today marks the launch of an interesting new bi-partisan campaign to get corporate money out of U.S. politics. Two new sites - Represent.Us [1] and AntiCorruptionAct.org [2] - contain lots of information about the effort, so I'll only scratch the surface in boiling down the elements of the American Anti-Corruption Act [2]:

1) Stop the Bribery - ban lobbyists from donating to politicians or otherwise lavishing them with 'freebies' to influence decision-making.

2) End Secret Money - require full transparency and disclosure of donors who contribute to politicians via bundlers.

3) People Over PACs - impose strict limits on PACs, and give voters an annual $100 tax rebate to spend supporting the candidate or party of their choice.

Why?   Well, here's a short video explaining why you should care about this and why you should tell everyone you know to support it as well. 

If you're interested in getting involved, become a citizen co-sponsor of the Anti-Corruption Act now [1], and spread the word far and wide.

This initiative was organized by the fine folks at United Republic.

Here is a bit more about the concept:

Sweeping campaign reform legislation called the American Anti-Corruption Act was unveiled today by a bi-partisan group that includes legal scholars, political experts, consumer advocates, Tea Party supporters and Occupy Wall Street activists.

The campaign was introduced by a panel of key supporters: Trevor Potter, former chairman of the Federal Election Commission and a former senior advisor to President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain; Theodore Roosevelt IV, an investor and the great-grandson of President Roosevelt; Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law; Richard Painter, chief White House ethics officer for President George W. Bush, and consumer advocate Josh Silver, who is the campaign director.

The American Anti-Corruption Act will be introduced first to the American people – not Congress. This is a dramatic departure from past attempts at campaign reform, which for decades have focused largely on Washington. The grassroots campaign to pass the act is called Represent.Us [1].
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The American Anti-Corruption Act, almost two years in the making, has attracted a broad coalition of supporters, representing a wide mix of political views.

They include:
*Tom Whitmore (DC Tea Party Patriots)
*Cecelia Frontero (Occupy Wall Street)
*Mark McKinnon (Republican Strategist)
*Susan McCue (Democratic Strategist)
*Dennis Kelleher (CEO, Better Markets)
*Jack Abramoff (former Super Lobbyist)

Learn more at Represent.Us [3]
 

Bonus points to anyone who notices Jack Abramoff's name on that list of endorsers - yes, the former scandalous super lobbyist Jack Abramoff [4].

And for folks who arent' familiar with Trevor Potter, he's also Stephen Colbert's lawyer. Here he is helping Stephen transfer all his Colbert Super PAC SHH! money to himself...