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When thousands of people donate no more than $100 per person per election, we can build a campaign without money from special interests. _______________________ But it's about more than money. We need your energy and your enthusiasm, too. Sign up to volunteer on Jim Hansen's campaign for Congress.
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Ethics & Accountability
| Jim Hansen Shares His Commitment for Reform
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| posted on Friday, March 17, 2006
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Steve Bensen, reporter with the Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer, interviewed Jim on his recent campaign swing through the Wood River Valley. His article appears in the March 17, 2006 issue and shares Jim's faith, his commitment to public service, his family and his passion for taking on big issues such as the corrupting influence of money in politics.
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| Limit Spending on Campaigns - Supreme Court hears the case
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| posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006
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Today, the US Supreme Court is hearing a case to determine whether reasonable spending and contribution limits on campaigns are constitutional. This press release by the National Voting Rights Institute (NVRI) outlines the issues in the Randall v.
Sorrell case. NVRI conducted a poll which reveals that 87% of Americans want spending on campaigns to be limited as a way to improve fairness, honesty and integrity to elections.
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| What Goes in the Constitution Stays There
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| posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006
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Marty Trillhaase, Editorial Writer for the Idaho Falls Post Register put into words what many Idahoans will be thinking this year as they decide whether to enshrine an exclusion of rights in our state constitution, an exclusion against our family, friends and neighbors who are Gay. Marty points out that "even if a more tolerant time unfolds in a generation or two, and that language is rescinded, it will remain a part of our constitutional history."
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| Boehner the Reformer?
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| posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006
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Robert Borosage, of The Campaign for America's Future, writes an interesting article asking whether we can expect real reform from Ohio Rep. John Boehner. Boehner was elected House Majority Leader to replace Tom Delay, who is undergoing investigation for several improprieties.
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| Jim Hansen and Craig Cooper issue a joint press release
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| posted on Thursday, February 02, 2006
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Jim Hansen and Craig Cooper, the other candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress in the May Primary, issued a joint press release expressing concerns raised during President Bush's State of the Union Address. Jim's focus was on how Congress has retreated from its constitutional responsiblity to operate as an independent branch of government.
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