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Yesterday Chairman Dean rolled out a national Democratic reform effort to bring honest leadership back to government and is asking all of us to help by signing the Honest Leadership Petition
(from WA Dems Chair, Paul Berendt:)

Dear Fellow Democrat,

Yesterday Chairman Dean rolled out a national Democratic reform effort to bring honest leadership back to government and is asking all of us to help by signing the Honest Leadership Petition at:

http://www.democrats.org/honesty

I’m proud to join in this bold campaign that calls for strong ethics reforms, open government and honest leaders that Americans deserve.

The Democratic reform agenda is a sweeping and comprehensive plan to end the Republican culture of corruption that has pervaded our nation’s capitol recently with Republican scandal after Republican scandal. While Chairman Dean was kicking off the nationwide campaign, Democratic leaders in Congress introduced the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act.

The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act would end the Republican culture of corruption by:

· Closing the revolving door between lawmakers and lobbyists by doubling the amount of time lawmakers and staffers must wait before lobbying Congress;

· Prohibiting the receipt of gifts, including meals, entertainment and travel, from lobbyists;

· Clamping down on “pay to play" systems like the one set by lobbyists like Jack Abramoff; and

· Ending efforts like the “K Street Project,” which Republicans created to force corporations and lobbying firms to hire Republicans in exchange for political access.

These reforms represent an honest, common sense approach to breaking the grip of the Republican culture of corruption. To be successful, we need you to help by signing the Honest Leadership Petition at http://www.democrats.org/honesty.

Signing this petition will show that we in Washington demand honest leadership and are willing to fight for reform, real ethics oversight and ending the corrupt “pay to play” lobbying schemes in DC.

Paul Berendt
Washington State Democratic Party Chair
Posted on: 1/20/2006 8:25:09 AM by robdolin@wuxx.com
URL for more info: http://www.democrats.org/honesty

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