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Getting. Getting. Getting. $$$OUT. $$$OUT. $$$OUT. OF POLITICS. OF POLITICS. OF POLITICS. Presents. "...with liberty and justice for sale". The Big Money Wall. Social Justice. Gun Control. Tax Reform. Stop Climate Chaos. Gun Control. AGENDA.
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The Big Money Wall Social Justice Gun Control Tax Reform Stop Climate Chaos Gun Control
AGENDA • $$$ in politics – The issue that must be addressed in order for the other issues to stand a chance – Ellis Goldberg • Congressman Eric Swalwell on “Getting money out of politics” Q&A • Getting to know each other – small group breakout • National & California Issues overview – Eloise Hamann Q&A • California Disclose Act – CAClean.org – Trent Lange Joe Ely Q&A • Small Group Breakout – Karen Beck Q&A THIS PRESENTATION IS ATTriValleyDems.com/$$$OUT.ppt
Getting Getting Getting $$$OUT $$$OUT $$$OUT OF POLITICS OF POLITICS OF POLITICS
Group Activity Meet someone new & find out what their passion is.
Corps Ain’t Peeps
Money Is not speech
What is the process to amend the US Constitution? An amendment has to be proposed either by a 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress, or else by a constitutional convention convened when the legislatures of 2/3 of the states so request. The amendment has to be ratified either by the legislatures of 3/4 of the states, or by conventions in 3/4 of the states, depending on which means of ratification Congress proposes.
Big Tobacco The Committee on individual freedom in restaurants
Big Oil Corporations for sugar and spice and everything nice.
Big Pharma Californians against the wrong prescription defeated Prop 79 requiring drug discounts for low income Californians Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America Spent $85,998,683
Big Agribusiness presents frankenfish avec frankenlimon et stripped-mined frankentomatoes The committee to feed the world
P G & E The Voter’s Rights Committee
Corporations not willing to pay fees to fix environmental damage Support the initiative to stop hidden taxes
Corporations titled Prop 32 Stop Special Interest Money Now Act
Joe Ely Trent Lang
Make it happen • Gathering signatures or tabling • Entering supporter data • Making phone calls • Writing letters to the editor or legislators • Attending hearings in Sacramento • Facebook & Twitter – Get social alerts to post Small Group activities: • Most important thing you heard today? • Most effective way to make the legislature respond? • How you can help?