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

[Jim Stauffer]

What you missed is that CfER and FairVote are voting system reform orgs and do 
not deal with the finance issues.

Try http://www.opensecrets.org/

Jim




On 1/26/2010 1:59 PM, Gerry Gras wrote:
>
> 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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