Yeah, getting shit done in the San Francisco Bay area

[marym625]

And I need all you Bernie Sanders supporters in the area to help me.

I'm the new regional co-coordinator for Americans Take Action.

Wolf Pac is a 501(c)(3) and is working at the Federal level to have an amendment to the Constitution passed that will overturn Citizens United. As a 501(c)(3), it cannot endorse candidates.

Americans Take Action is an offshoot of Wolf Pac, working with each State to get money out of elections. However, ATA is a 501(c)(4) and can combine efforts with political campaigns.

When Citizens United was upheld by the Supreme Court, it negated state laws that allowed for publicly funded elections. In California, it was a second whammy because in 1988, proposition 73 effectively banned public financing of elections. It was worded exactly like proposition 68 which included state public financing of elections, except for prop 73 made publicly funded elections illegal.

California Fair Reform for Equality in Elections Act, CAFreeAct will overturn proposition 73 allowing the citizens of California to set up rules for clean, publicly funded elections in the State. This is something that is currently done in Vermont, Connecticut, Illinois and a couple other states.

If you are in the San Francisco Bay area, please join us at the Enough is Enough West Coast rally on Saturday, November 7th details Let me know you're coming and we'll rally at the rally!

If you are in Southern California, there's a rally in San Diego where Alison Hartson will be speaking. She runs the whole damn thing, ATA, for California. If you can attend, let me know and I'll get you in touch with her.

If you are anywhere other than California, please go to http://wolf-pac/states and click on your State to volunteer.

#FeelTheBern #Bernie2016 #CAFREEACT

[JackInGreen]

1. Were I still at school n fruitvale

You'd have me, instead...beers in Columbia city seattle peeps?

[marym625]

3. you want to do it out there?

There's more than enough work to be done. I can find out who's running it in Washington if you like

[jeepers]

2. One of these days

Someone is going to harness and coordinate the power in the initiative process in the separate
states to affect national governance.

Until that happens it will always be a matter of asking the oligarchs permission.

[marym625]

6. this is an oligarchy. We need to change it.

[Scuba]

4. No matter how I try, I can't seem to thank you enough.

[marym625]

5. thank you!

You don't have to thank me at all, though I really appreciate it!

[dreamnightwind]

7. Awesome, I will try to make it

I have a gig to play that evening in Davis so it would be a lot of driving but in theory I could make it. I'd have to be in Davis by 5:30. Hopefully your OP will get a number of DU'ers to this event.

Congrats on being the regional co-coordinator for Americans Take Action. I hadn't hear of that part of Wolf-PAC.

I love Wolf-PAC, get their emails and follow Cenk and Lessig (I forget if Lessig is with Wolf-PAC or just with RootStrikers, another great organization working for clean elections) though I have yet to do any volunteer work for them.

Time and location, for anyone else interested:

[marym625]

12. Thank you, dreamnightwind!

I hope we'll see you there! I'll send you information via pm tomorrow. We have a regional coordinator call in about a half hour. I'll have more information to give you then.

Thanks for the post! I thought I put more info in the OP. DERP!

[Enthusiast]

8. Kicked and recommended!

[marym625]

13. Thank you, my enthusiastic friend!!

[merrily]

9. Jubilant, joyful, jolly about this marym625! We're going to love this position and make

some great contacts through it as well. I just know it! We are so thrilled for us!

[marym625]

14. Haha! How cool!

That's some happy stuff!

I'm excited about this but also a little nervous. Turns out we cover about 10 counties and hundreds of miles of territory. But, we'll do our best!

[Autumn]

10. Hey mary. Have I told you lately that

I love ya? I do.

[marym625]

16. Awe! I love ya too!

I do!

[WillyT]

11. Woo Hoo !!! - Way Ta Go Mary625 !!!

& Rec !!!

[marym625]

17. Thank you, Willy T!

[MannyGoldstein]

15. Congratulations!

You will win, and so will we!

[marym625]

18. Thank you, Manny!

We will win!

#FeelTheBern #Bernie2016
#CAFreeAct
#AmericansTakeAction

[Art_from_Ark]

19. Great job!

[marym625]

20. Thank you!!!