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North Carolina

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gklagan

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Sat Aug 13, 2016, 08:02 AM Aug 2016

Reverse Citizens United in NC [View all]

A coalition of groups from across the state is seeking a ballot initiative supporting a constitutional amendment explicitly declaring that corporations do not have the rights guaranteed to natural persons and that money is not speech.

Coalition partners:
Charlotte Area We the People (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County)
Corporations Ain’t People (Jackson, Macon, Swain Counties)
Greenpeace, NC
NC WARN
Occupy WNC
The Canary Coalition
The Climate Times
United to Restore Democracy (Asheville, Buncombe County)
Democracy Spring NC
Mountain People's Assembly
Mountain Voices Alliance
Asheville Buncombe Branch of the NAACP

Here's a link to the petition drive kick off press conference:



To get involved in this project call 828-631-3447 or email info@ncwethepeople.org
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Reverse Citizens United in NC [View all] gklagan Aug 2016 OP
An excellent, worthy goal. appal_jack Aug 2016 #1
While I agree with the sentiment completely SCantiGOP Aug 2016 #2
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