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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago

Hawaii just entirely removed corporations' power to spend money in politics. This could be a game changer for US democracy.

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Hawaii just entirely removed corporations' power to spend money in politics. This could be a game changer for US democracy.

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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago

Hawaii just found a way around Citizens United. Other states are following.

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Hawaii just made history, becoming the first state in the nation to effectively ban dark money in elections. The new law takes a novel approach: rather than ...

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/addressing-questions-surrounding-hawaiis-bold-move-to-undo-citizens-united/

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CONTACT YOUR STATE LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE NOW!!

https://www.ncsl.org/legislative-leaders/state-legislative-leaders

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not sure it will have any effect in federal politics but love it at the state level
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  It will once it gets appealed up to SCOTUS and the right wing bought & paid for majority slips it back over.

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