[GPSCC-chat] Gov. Brown will NOT veto SB 1272

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


       Gov. Brown declared today he would NOT veto SB 1272.  He claims 
to agree that Citizens United was wrongly decided but opposes purely 
advisory measures like this;  see "http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_1272.pdf".  
The next major challenge will be to ensure the passage of the 
initiative:  It would be a massive defeat if the initiative failed in 
November.


       Spencer


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       I just spoke with "Sri" in Gov. Brown's office at the number 
below.  I asked his position on SB 1272 (see below).  He said the 
Governor has 12 days to decide starting from when he received it, July 9.


       If you haven't already, I encourage you to call (877) 561-5708, 
M-F, 9-5, and ask the same question ;-)


       Best Wishes,
       Spencer


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       SB 1272 would place a measure on the November ballot asking the 
electorate to ask the US congress to pass a constitutional amendment to 
overturn Citizens United, declaring that corporations are not people and 
money is not speech.  This is stalled in Gov. Brown's office having 
passed both the California Assembly and Senate.


       You can help get move this item as follows:


             1.  Sign their online petition to Gov. Brown at 
"http://CAdisclose.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=218404b9b7d17b8e087467c45&id=9f713842f5&e=4646e74eb4". 
(NOTE:  This is new.  Previous petitions went to various committees and 
members of the CA Assembly and Senate.  This is to Gov. Brown.)


             2.  Next week some time M-F, 9-5, could you please call his 
office at (877)561-5708 and ask him to sign?  If you get a human, ask 
what they know about the status of SB 1272, then indicate your support 
and then report their response to this list.


       See below part of an email from the CA Clean Money Campaign on this.


       Thanks,
       Spencer Graves


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Call Governor Brown to sign the Overturn Citizens United Act!
Date: 	Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:48:53 +0000
From: 	Trent Lange, CA Clean Money <newsletter at caclean.org>
Reply-To: 	Trent Lange, CA Clean Money <newsletter at caclean.org>
To: 	Spencer <spencer.graves at structuremonitoring.com>



Call Governor Brown to sign the Overturn Citizens United Act!
Because you support disclosure or campaign finance reform.

View this email in your browser 
<http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=218404b9b7d17b8e087467c45&id=f68691085a&e=4646e74eb4> 


<http://CAdisclose.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218404b9b7d17b8e087467c45&id=c1caefded8&e=4646e74eb4> 


*Please call Governor Brown to ask him to sign SB 1272!
(877) 561-5708*


Call between 9am-5pm and just say:

/"Hi, my name is [NAME]. I'm calling to ask Governor Brown to sign 
SB 1272, the Overturn Citizens United Act. Thank you!"/

Report your call! 
<http://CAdisclose.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218404b9b7d17b8e087467c45&id=38864771a7&e=4646e74eb4>


*The /Overturn Citizens United Act/ is on Governor Brown's desk now!*
Getting the California Senate and Assembly to pass SB 1272, the 
/Overturn Citizens United Act/, was a major victory that was made 
possible by the more than 50,000 people who signed petitions urging the 
legislature to pass it.

But SB 1272 needs Governor Brown's signature to go onto the ballot so 
Californians can demand that Congress pass a U.S. Constitutional 
amendment that overturns /Citizens United/ and that says once and for 
all that *corporations aren't people*, and *money isn't speech*.

*Please call Governor Brown to urge him to sign SB 1272!*
*Calls are one of the most powerful things you can do. The number is 
(877) 561-5708*.
Call between 9am and 5pm (or maybe a little after).  When it picks up, 
press 1 for English or 2 for Spanish.  In the next menu, press 6 to 
speak to a live person who will take your message.

They're getting a lot of calls, so you may have to hold a little while — 
but stay on because somebody should eventually answer!  When they 
answer, all you have to say is something like:

/Hi, my name is [NAME].  I'm calling to ask Governor Brown to sign 
SB 1272, the Overturn Citizens United Act.  Thank you!/

That's all you have to do.  It's great if you can use your own words, 
but even calling with exactly that message will make a big difference.  
Be sure to thank them for their time!

*Call him at (877) 561-5708 now!*

Report your call! 
<http://CAdisclose.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=218404b9b7d17b8e087467c45&id=940156c88e&e=4646e74eb4>



*Are you reading this after 5pm or before 9am?*
If you open this email after 5pm, there probably won't be anybody to 
answer, so instead please sign the petition to Governor Brown to send 
him an email 
<http://CAdisclose.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=218404b9b7d17b8e087467c45&id=9f713842f5&e=4646e74eb4>.

*Already signed?* Then please share it with your friends on Facebook 
<http://CAdisclose.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=218404b9b7d17b8e087467c45&id=43e545eb21&e=4646e74eb4>!

Thank you for your support, and stay tuned for more ways you can help 
pass SB 1272 and other ways to address the problem of money in politics, 
SB 52 /California DISCLOSE Act/.

Together, we will create a democracy that is truly of, by, and for the 
people.

Trent Lange
President, California Clean Money Action Fund



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