Monday, February 18, 2019

Criticism of HR 1: it has undemocratic provisions and those are the most likely to be enacted

https://blackagendareport.com/hr-1-cuts-green-party-campaign-funding-sics-homeland-security-and-political-police-left

 

Author alleges that HR 1 would cut Green Party Presidential matching funds and poses security state threats to democracy. These little-publicized aspects are more likely to pass than the good provisions like anti-gerrymandering, anti-voter suppression, and ethics reforms.

 

Charlie Cooper

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Study says voter ID laws do not suppress turnout

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/opinion/voter-id-study-republicans-democrats.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

 

 

Charlie Cooper

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Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

 “We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

 

 

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Sheldon Adelson hates online gambling

https://theintercept.com/2019/02/08/sheldon-adelson-online-gambling/

 

Sheldon Adelson is a billionaire casino magnate. He is spending big-time to defeat online gambling – out of his sensitivity to less well-off people, of course.

 

NOTE: There is a Charles Cooper mentioned in this article. I am not he.

 

Charlie Cooper

Get Money Out – Maryland (GMOM)

 “We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” – Louis Brandeis

 

 

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Rep. Raskin introduces "Shareholders United" bill in Congress

https://www.marylandmatters.org/blog/raskin-bill-would-curtail-impact-of-citizens-united-decision/

 

Under the bill, corporations could not spend money to influence elections unless the shareholders have positively indicated that they approve.

 

Charlie Cooper