Please oppose H.R. 4694, the misnamed Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act.
By setting a very high bar for petition signatures (10% to 20% of voters), this
bill would diminish the involvement of minor parties, restricting political
discourse to the mainstream.  In addition, since political challengers lack the
bully pulpit of an incumbent and therefore require more financing than do
challengers for the same degree of publicity, this bill protects incumbents
against challengers.  Though the bill's stated goal of returning electoral power
to the people is a laudable one, its negative effects on political challengers
negate this goal.