It's time for corporations to stop funding insurrectionists

 

In the wake of the January 6th insurrection, major corporations were quick to denounce the violent extremism and disinformation that prompted the attack on Capitol Hill. Many of them pledged to halt their political spending, particularly to those politicians who argued that the 2020 election had been stolen from former President Trump. But these public promises quickly proved hollow. Since January 2021, Fortune 500 companies and corporate trade groups have contributed a combined $16 million to members of the Sedition Caucus. They have given an additional $1 million to Republicans currently being investigated by the January 6th Select Committee, including Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Scott Perry, Jim Jordan, and Andy Biggs. Sign if you agree: Major corporations must stop funding insurrectionists and jeopardizing our democracy. The attack on our democracy didn’t end with January 6th. Across the country, lawmakers are pushing bills that would make it harder to vote, particularly for communities of color, and giving election deniers sprawling access to voting infrastructure that could undermine the electoral process. If we want to protect our democracy, we must defund those who are trying to tear it down.  Tell corporate America to stop bankrolling insurrectionists and election deniers. In solidarity, Free Speech For People DONATE Paid for by Free Speech For People contact@freespeechforpeople.org

Some corporations chose our democracy over amassing political power. As of March 2022, a reported 85 corporations, including PepsiCo, Nike, Zillow, Marriott, Target and others, have kept their vow to withhold funding from insurrectionists. If they can do it, so can everyone else. 

In the wake of the January 6 insurrection, many corporations pledged to stop donations to the Sedition Caucus — the 147 Republican members of Congress who voted not to certify the 2020 election and helped fuel the lies that led to the attack.

However, pledging to defend democracy and actually defending democracy are different things. As of this writing, Fortune 500 companies and corporate trade groups have donated more than $16 million to Sedition Caucus members since the insurrection.

Moreover, these companies have given nearly $1 million to Republican members of Congress being investigated by the Jan. 6 Select committee, including U.S. Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Scott Perry, Jim Jordan, Andy Biggs, Barry Loudermilk, and Ronny Jackson.

Our Message to UPS, FedEx, Visa, Home Depot, General Motors, Exxonmobil, and other Fortune 500 companies and corporate trade associations:

Corporations cannot honestly claim to support democracy at the same time they reward the very lawmakers who tried to finish what the insurrectionists started on January 6, 2021. Stop funding insurrectionists.