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Publications & Talks Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform introduce new film on 1901 constitutional convention(February 28, 2010)Open Secret is a filmed re-enactment of Alabama's 1901 constitutional convention, which produced the constitution which Alabama currently operates under. Delegates to the convention openly discussed ways to disenfranchise black and poor white voters, and dismiss women's right to vote. FRIEDMAN: Democracy's Gold Standard(September 14, 2009)VIDEO: Manski, Farsetta, Alexander Gray on Extending Democracy(May 1, 2009)Progressive Magazine's Panel Discussion: EXTENDING DEMOCRACY Ben Manski, Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution La FOLLETTE: July 4, 1897 on the Dangers Threatening Representative GovernmentConsidered among the several most significant speeches of the great radical reformer, Fighting Bob La Follette, we offer these excerpts to you 112 years later. Prospects for Participatory Democracy in the U.S.A"The task . . . is to facilitate the growth of an aggressive democracy movement in the United States." NICHOLS: Special Report on the 2008 Elections(November 5, 2008)"A great democracy that is home to a very busy people ought not ask citizens to wait up to eight hours to cast their ballots, But that is precisely what America has done during the course of this most volatile and critical of election seasons." MANSKI: The New U.S. Democracy Movement(October 9, 2008)If the people are generally progressive, and the system is the problem, then a movement to establish rule by the people – a democracy movement – could be the solution. Measure T Bans Corporate Campaign Financing(September 3, 2007)The Fall 2007 issue of Yes Magazine features an article by Liberty Tree Fellow Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap. Kaitlin writes about Measure T, the groundbreaking campaign passed in Humboldt County, California that bans outside corporate money in elections and challenges the doctrine of corporate constitutional rights. Advancement Project: Several Battleground States Not Prepared for Voter Turnout(October 9, 2008)A look at the Advancement Project report that lies as the imputes for our recent Action Alert on polling place capacity. Brennan Center for Justice: Voter Purges(September 30, 2008)Making Voting Work: An Analysis of Military and Overseas Citzen Voting(September 15, 2008)The Pew Center on the States launched their Making Voting Work project after the 2006 elections in an effort to look into the extensive controversies regarding voting irregularities. The project has released several informative publications, usually a little cautious in their proposed reforms, but always comprehensive in data presentation. Liberty Tree Panel at Claim Democracy ConferencePanel Discussion with Liberty Tree's Patrick Barrett, David Cobb and Brandon Lacy Campos on Democratizing Elections The 2006 Mid-term Elections: Change or Continuity?But how significant is this change? Have the results confirmed that a major realignment has occurred, and that momentous change is in on the way? And, perhaps even more fundamentally, is this election a demonstration of the power of voters, and a clear reflection of their true concerns and aspirations? ACS Paper: Preserving and Expanding the Right to Vote: Ranked-choice VotingIn this American Constitution Society white paper, Liberty Tree Fellows Patrick Barrett and David Cobb join Caleb Kleppner of Election Solutions in making the case for ranked-choice voting. Z Magazine interviews Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap about Measure TDemocracy Unlimited: Daniel McLeod interviews Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap |
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