To: Governor Andrew Cuomo

Cuomo: Come Clean!

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been reported to use the power of his office to obstruct a NY State investigation into his corruption practices. This is the deepest betrayal of public trust and he has to go.

Why is this important?

The New York Times published a disturbing report based on a 3-month investigation on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's interference with the work of the Moreland Commission that was created to address corruption in Albany, a commission he started himself and then closed when it began looking into organizations that did business with his campaign.

According to the story, when the commission issued a subpoena to a firm that was related to Cuomo, Cuomo’s aid contacted a commission co-chair and told him, “This is wrong” and then “Pull it back.” The commission then did. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Gov. Cuomo started this commission and grabbed headlines as a reformer, but he's now been seen repeatedly and directly obstructing the investigation when the investigation turned to his dealings.

This kind of violation of public trust is the deepest problem we have with our democracy today. These kinds of corruptive practices create a broken democracy and keep many of us on the sidelines, disappointed with what our representative government can do.

It must be rooted out immediately. Join us in demanding that Cuomo resign now. If all of these reports are true, he has lost all credibility when it comes to reforming Albany - he represents the problem, not the solution.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/nyregion/governor-andrew-cuomo-and-the-short-life-of-the-moreland-commission.html