The Orange-Chatham Progressive Democrats and the Progressive Democrats of NC will sponsor a public forum on the Citizens United decision on April 11th, from 4-5:30 pm at the Carrboro Century Center in Carrboro.
Gene Nichol of UNC Law School will be the primary speaker.
Tentative:
Chase Foster of NC Voters for Clean Elections has been asked to be a
second speaker to review legislative remedies to the decision.
UNC students have been asked to read some passages from the Kennedy
opinion and the Stevens dissent. In juxtaposition, they are pretty
revealing.
This is the place to find and post resolutions for your upcoming precinct meeting. Feel free to copy what you want for yourself or leave a comment with a resolution that you think is important!
I did not write this resolution, but received it in an email. I don't know who the author is. It seems like a good idea to present it at precinct meetings, to help educate the 'blue dog' Democrats in our state.
Resolution to Legalize Democracy and Abolish Corporate Personhood
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corporations' ability to spend to influence elections.
