[Sosfbay-discuss] Election Reform [was Re: Responses to Supreme Court Decision]

[Gerry Gras]

About Election Reform ...

First, I took a quick look at cfer.org and fairvote.org
and did not see anything about the items below.  Did I
miss something?

...

Yes Magazine has some suggestions
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/10-ways-to-stop-corporate-dominance-of-politics

...

Public Financing of Campaigns ...

for California:
Yes Fair Elections
(proposition on ballot this June)
http://www.yesfairelections.org/

for the U.S.:
Fair Elections Now
(bill in Congress)
http://www.fairelectionsnow.org/

...

Petitions in response to Supreme Court decision:

Public Citizen
http://www.citizen.org/
http://dontgetrolled.org

People for the American Way
http://site.pfaw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=media_2010_01_pfaw_calls_for_constitutional_amendment

Voter Action
http://movetoamend.org/

Free Speech for People
http://www.freespeechforpeople.org/

Gerry



Gerry Gras wrote:

> A few responses to the Supreme Court decision
> removing restrictions on corporations giving money
> to elections.
> 
> 
> (from Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund)
> "Whose Rights? Challenging Corporate Power"
> "A new Supreme Court decision promotes corporate rights at the expense 
> of the rights of citizens. Changing the legal structure itself may be 
> the best way to protect democracy."
>      http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/01/21-8
> 
> (from New York Times)
> "Lobbyists Get Potent Weapon in Campaign Finance Ruling"
>      http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/01/22-1
> 
> (from New York Times)
> "Ruling on Spending May Alter Political Terrain"
>      http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/01/21-4
> 
> (from Brennan Center for Justice via the Washington Post)
> "Campaign Finance Ruling Reflects Supreme Court's Growing Audacity"
>      http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/22-10
> 
> (from John Dean)
> "A Supreme Victory for Special Interests"
> http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/a_supreme_victory_for_special_interests_20100121/
> 
> (from Robert Weissman, Public Citizen)
> "Shed a Tear for Our Democracy"
>      http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/22-14
> 
> (from Doris 'Granny D' Haddock)
> "Wisdom at 100: Defend Democracy Against the Corporate State"
>      http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/21-11
> 
> (from Institute for Policy Studies)
> "If Corporations Were Human"
>      http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/22
> 
> There probably are more, but I am not interested in looking
> for more right now.
> 
> 
> Gerry
> 
> P.S. I have seen 3 petitions today for the idea of
> a constitutional amendment to reverse this decision.
> 
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