[LAAMN] ACLU Pasadena/Foothills Social -- Thursday Evening in Mt. Washington

[Dick_Sharon P]

ACLU PASADENA/FOOTHILLS CHAPTER
An Evening of Food, Fun,
and Civil Liberties

At the home of Dick & Sharon of LA Progressive
Learn What Concerns The ACLU Pasadena/Foothills Chapter

Share Your Own Civil Liberties Concerns

* When: Thursday, June 28, 6 to 8 p.m.

* Where: Dick & Sharon's home in Mt. Washington – just north of
Dodger Stadium (address provided with RSVP)

* RSVP: 323.226.0622 ordick_and_sha...@laprogressive.com

  ACLU Pasadena/Foothills Chapter Area: Altadena, Arcadia, Glendale, La
Canada, La Crescenta, LA (Glassell Park, Mt. Washington, Highland Park,
Eagle Rock), Monrovia, Montrose, Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Marino,
and Sierra Madre


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[LAAMN] ACLU Pasadena/Foothills Social -- Thursday Evening in Mt. Washington

[Dick_Sharon P]

Getting Money Out of PoliticsThe Civil Liberties and Economic Justice
Concerns
[dc]I[/dc]n the wake of the recent Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court
decision, corporate money is flooding into elections in unprecedented
amounts, giving a few wealthy individuals inordinate influence over
political processes at all levels.

Legal scholars argue that this creation of absolute corporate
"speech" rights to spend money on elections is contrary to
Constitutional principles and to the American vision of self-government
by free people.

"That vision cannot coexist with elections dominated by hundreds of
millions of dollars of corporate electioneering money," says Harvard
law professor Jeffrey D. Clements.

Other scholars -- supported by a narrow Supreme Court majority --
contend that attempts to limit corporate campaign donations violate
First Amendment free speech rights.

Locally, activists organized a successful effort to have the Los Angeles
City Council approve a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment
to abolish "corporate personhood," the legal footing for this
flood of corporate campaign cash.

Hear how this debate will play out in this critical election year:

* Mary Beth Fiedler, founder of Move to Amend LA, will discuss how
citizens groups are organizing to fight corporate influence on our
political process at local, state, and national levels.

* Stephen Rohde, ACLU Southern California board member, will address
issues around the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision from a
legal perspective..

What: ACLU-SC Pasadena/Foothills Chapter Forum:
When: Tuesday, July 10th, 7 p.m.
Where: Neighborhood Church, 301 North Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena

The event is free and open to the public.

For more info, see here  , or contact
Sharon Kyle or Chamara Russo, Communications Co-Chairs, ACLU-SC
Pasadena/Foothills Chapter, aclupasad...@yahoo.com



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