[GPSCC-chat] Repealing the Citizens United doctrine of the Supreme Court in Milpitas

[Rob Means]

This went out to some folks today.  Please forward to anyone you know
who lives in Milpitas.  Thanks.
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On June 25, five Supreme Court justices told us to stop complaining
about money corrupting politics. They decided without looking at any
evidence, listening to any arguments, or issuing any legal opinion. (For
a 3-minute description of what happened, watch this video from the heads
of Montana state government: http://snipurl.com/244f2az or
ElectionsAreForUs.org .)

        
        Repealing the Citizens United doctrine of the Supreme Court will
        require a Constitutional amendment – not an easy task. However,
        between now and August 7, we can do our part. The Milpitas City
        Council will then consider a resolution in support of a
        Constitutional amendment. The proposed draft resolution and the
        actual amendment wording essentially say that corporations are
        not people and money is not speech. The Frequently Asked
        Questions section includes a comparison of various proposed
        amendments, and why they don't cover all the bases like this
        MoveToAmend version does. 
        
        Three more background documents:
        The Conservative Case for Overturning Citizens United
        http://www.citizen.org/documents/Conservative-Talking-Points.pdf
        A Call for a Constitutional Amendment
        http://www.citizen.org/documents/Fact-Sheet-Why-Pass-a-Constitutional-Amendment1.pdf
        How does Citizens United affect our city?
        http://www.citizen.org/documents/How-does-Citizens-United-affect-our-city517.pdf
        
        On that last subject, outside money has already affected our
        City by creating a fiefdom for Walmart and repealing the city's
        new campaign finance law (Milpitas Post, Feb 10, 2012).
        
        What you can do:
        - Speak out: write a letter to the Post
        (opinion at themilpitaspost.com), call the Council members (left
        column of
        http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/government/council/city_council.asp), e-mail the Council members (http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/government/council/speak.asp), alert your friends and neighbors, post a comment on a blog or http://milpitas.patch.com/, sign the petition (at http://movetoamend.org/ under GET INVOVLED)
        - Lobby the Council members. Join with one, two or three other
        supporters to discuss with each Council member why supporting a
        Constitutional amendment is important. 
        - Attend the August 7 City Council meeting and urge them to join
        a growing number of cities calling for an amendment
        (http://movetoamend.org/resolutions-map). The meeting starts at
        7:00 pm in Council Chambers (City Hall). If not moved to speak,
        you can sit and wear one of our “name tags” that shows your
        support for a resolution. Your presence makes a big impact.
        
        Thanks for your service on behalf of democracy.

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Rob Means,1421 Yellowstone Ave., Milpitas, CA 95035-6913
408-262-0420h, 408-262-8975w, rob.means at electric-bikes.com





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