This is unbelievable – a lobby firm in Washington (who’s clients are presumably against clean energy legislation) have been caught faking grassroots letters targeting members of Congress urging them to vote against clean energy legislation.
Bonner & Associates, on behalf of their clients, created fake staff members and forged letters on behalf of Creciendo Juntos, a nonprofit network in Charlottesville, VA that tackles issues related to the local Hispanic community as well as the NAACP…and you guessed it - the organizations had no idea this was happening! They were targeting Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA).
This is unacceptable and totally f*ed up. The most basic fundamental right in our democracy is the freedom to voice our opinions to our elected officials and ask them to represent us. No matter the issue or organization, if anyone abuses and disrespects this system by faking letters from citizen groups in order to get their special interest agenda passed…no way. More than an apology is needed in this situation, the lobby firm should disclose their client and be investigated by the Department of Justice for fraud.
Join us in asking the Justice Department to investigate this abuse.
Call Attorney General Eric Holder’s office and demand that Bonner and Associates disclose their client and be investigated for fraud. Here is his #: 202-353-1555.
This is NOT what democracy looks like, and we won’t let it stand.
~Mary, Rock the Vote
Tags: clean energy, politics, special interests
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Fraud is bad in any form. ACRON has and continues to commit fraud by registering voters that don’t exist. The federal gov. continues to funnel money to ACRON ignoring this fact.
Lets face it, elected officials are not responsible to people they are to represent. They will say anything to get/stay in the job! They are there to do the continuing will of the people who sent them there.
Totally disgusted with politians and government!