"Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won you earn it and win it in every generation."
-- Coretta Scott King (1927-2006)

The stuggle for a represetative democracy where the people, and not just the corporations and specialial interest groups, are heard is as real. Throughout our nation our elected representatives are beholden to donors with deep pockets, and, most often, the needs of the many are brushed aside to accomodate the needs of those .

For those who think that there is no hope, there is. The Clean Elections system is dynamically changing the landscape of corruption in American politics, the Clean Elections movement is turning over state assemblies all over our nation. There are more than 10 states participating.
It's time to get this movement in gear. Contact you local and Federal represenatives to demand a Clean Elecions initiative.

FIRST LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE RECEIVES PRIMARY CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Clancy Jayne is First Participating Clean Elections Candidate to Receive Primary Funding

PHOENIX (March 7, 2006) – The Citizens Clean Elections Commission (Commission), the state agency that administers the Citizens Clean Elections Act, announced today that Mr. Clancy Jayne has been certified to receive his primary election funding for the 2006 election cycle as a participating Clean Elections candidate. Jayne is the first legislative candidate to receive campaign funding and will collect $11,945 for the primary election.

“It is exciting to see that the process continues to work, allowing more candidates to seek office who might not have been able to” said Todd Lang, executive director of the Clean Elections Commission. “Mr. Jayne did the work as prescribed in the statute, and will now have funding for his campaign without the task of finding private donors being the determining factor.”
To date, the Commission has approved a total of 111 participating candidate application – 90 legislative candidate applications and 21 statewide candidate applications. These candidates are eligible to collect the required $5 contributions to be certified as “participating” Clean Elections candidates for the 2006 election cycle.