NH GOP: DROWNING IN DIRTY MONEY

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Please come to the MM County Dems anuual sunmmer barbeque where we will hear from the expert Larry Lessig...let's unite as citizens against Citizen's United...

details at link  
http://www.bluehampshire.com/e...

Lawrence Lessig is co-founder of Change Congress, an organization formed in 2008 to fight corruption by removing the undue influence of special interests on our political system.

Lessig is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the school's Center for Internet and Society. Prior to joining the Stanford faculty, he was the Berkman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and a Professor at the University of Chicago. He clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court.

Professor Lessig represented web site operator Eric Eldred in the ground-breaking case Eldred v. Ashcroft, a challenge to the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. He has won numerous awards, including the Free Software Foundation's Freedom Award, and was named one of Scientific American's Top 50 Visionaries, for arguing "against interpretations of copyright that could stifle innovation and discourse online."

Professor Lessig is the author of Free Culture (2004), The Future of Ideas (2001) and Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace (1999). He chairs the Creative Commons project, and serves on the board of the Free Software Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Public Library of Science, and Public Knowledge. He is also a columnist for Wired.

Professor Lessig earned a BA in economics and a BS in management from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in philosophy from Cambridge, and a JD from Yale.

Professor Lessig teaches and writes in the areas of constitutional law, contracts, and the law of cyberspace.

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by: JonnyBBad @ Sat Jul 31, 2010 at 11:35:13 AM CDT

Americans for Campaign Finnace Reform a.k.a YouStreet.com (0.00 / 0)

Concord City Councilor and former Merrimack county Democratic Chair Rob Werner is spearheading this initiative in New Hampshire. The national group was founded by John Rauh, husband of NH Obama for President co-chair Mary Rauh.

Late last week legislation to update and improve the voluntary presidential public financing system was introduced in the Senate by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) and in the House by Representatives David Price (D-NC), Mike Castle (R-DE), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Todd Platts (R-PA).

At its core, the legislation will make small donors the key to financing future presidential campaigns, drawing candidates away from the fat cat donors and bundlers looking to gain influence and access. The legislation provides for matching small contributions of $200 or less with public funds at a 4 to 1 ratio. That means that a simple $50 contribution from a concerned citizen to a presidential candidate would actually provide the candidate with $250 for their campaign.

Please Help Us Get This Legislation Passed.
http://salsa.democracyinaction...

In return for accepting matching public funds presidential candidates agree to limit their contributions to no more than $200 per contributor, or $1,000 for unmatched contributions--much less than the existing limit of $2,400 per person.

We're especially excited about this legislation because it recognizes and accepts the new world of Internet campaigning and the potential for serious, hardworking candidates to raise large numbers of small contributions from citizen donors who aren't seeking favors.

Our goal is to work with other reform organizations to get this legislation passed and in place in time for the 2012 presidential election. Because President Obama reiterated his strong support for reviving presidential public funding after opting out of the current outdated system in 2008, we are confident he will sign this bill into law if it is passed in the House and Senate.

Help Us In this Important Effort.

Taken together with the Fair Elections Now Act--our campaign to reform congressional campaign finance backed by 180 Members of Congress--this bill will help to eliminate the influence of special interests in our elections and raise the voices of average citizens who invest in candidates they believe in. It will enable more of our best leaders to run for public office, ensuring a diverse and lively debate on the big issues we face. It is long overdue.

Please Donate Today.

We hope you will join us in support of this important legislation.

Nick Mitchell

Donate

You Street is an initiative of Americans for Campaign Reform, a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to building grassroots support for voluntary public financing of all federal elections.

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by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Aug 03, 2010 at 07:11:41 AM CDT