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Let's End Citizens United
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision unleashed a flood. It opened the door to unlimited dark money into our politics. We’ve been dealing with the impacts ever since.
But there is hope for change.
800 cities and towns, and 20 states are calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. That represents 141 million Americans, 46% of the U.S. population. Popular support is overwhleming -- the debate over the idea of overturning Citizens United should be over.
Now it’s time to win, period.
Call your U.S. Representative to ask that they cosponsor a constitutional amendment
Out There Every Day
I work daily with an amazing team of dedicated organizers. We spend 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, year round, regardless of the weather or anything else, knocking on doors and engaging people to take action to protect clean water.
Silver Lining in the Granite State
Many of us are feeling defeated in the wake of this November’s election results. A Trump presidency was both feared and unexpected, but a republican controlled congress may actually be the hidden danger we’ve all been missing.
When I left my office job in Boston to work on elections in Nashua New Hampshire, I was not sure quite what to expect. Even though I was working on local races and not the presidential race, I feared the wrath of Trump from angry Republican voters and anticipated many arguments at the door. I was wrong. Not every Republican voter was as angry or disillusioned with the
Rhode Island in the Lead
With the last mail ballots now counted here in our state, it is pretty safe to say that the official results reveal just how important the environment is to Rhode Islanders.
Do we have reason to be concerned about the outcome of the presidential election? We do. However, in Rhode Island we will continue to be national leaders when it comes to forward-looking natural resource and public health protections. We will be in the vanguard in the fight against efforts to roll back the environmental protections that have been put in to place over last eight years.
How do I know this? Because we voted
Minnesota Mirrors the Nation
Emotions were high as numbers trickled in for president, U.S. House, Minnesota State Senate and Minnesota House of Representatives. Late into the evening and early Wednesday morning we watched as Donald Trump became the next President of the United States.