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BETTY is the original pop rock band fronted by Alyson Palmer and sisters Elizabeth and Amy Ziff. The band's heartfelt passion and signature sound of soaring harmonies, lively melodies and clever lyrics layered over strong grooves create an energetic, boundary-pushing live show that is a popular attraction worldwide. Elizabeth (vocals, guitar), Alyson (vocals, bass) and Amy (vocals, cello) are the singer/songwriters and arrangers. At times, the trio augments their sound with other instrumentalists live, and with guest artists from a broad spectrum of pop culture: music, art, literature and activism.
“In total, the Koch political empire marshaled $400 million in the 2012 election cycle toward groups and efforts that spent money directly in the electoral arena. Not every group that received money from the empire reported spending on elections, but the vast majority of that money went to groups that spent tens of millions on electoral ads — which must be reported to the Federal Election Commission — and even more on issue ads that targeted candidates but didn’t advocate their electoral victory or defeat — which is not reported. Koch players included Americans for Prosperity, the American Future Fund and 60 Plus Association.”The Citizens United decision has allowed corporations to have a far greater influence in our elections than individual human beings. Many believe that this is turning our Democracy into a Plutocracy or an Oligarchy.
S.J.Res. 18, introduced in the Senate by Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), and the identical H.J.Res. 21, by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), also known as the People’s Rights Amendment, make it clear that corporations do not have constitutional rights, as if they were people. H.J.Res. 21 has bi-partisan support in the House from Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), along with many other co-sponsors. The text of these bills is below.There are some that do not feel that S.J.Res. 19 and H.J.Res 20 go far enough and prefer H.J.R. 29.
"Congress should take its lead from the people, who have already made it very clear in both red and blue states that a constitutional amendment is needed, and that campaign finance reform is only scratching the surface. Such an amendment has already been introduced in Congress by Representative Rick Nolan (DFL-Minn.) in February of 2013. Udall and his co-sponsors should take their cues from HJR-29, or the “We the People Amendment,” if they’re serious about representing the people’s interests. Anything else is an election-year bone not to be taken seriously."What does corporate personhood have to do with women’s issues?
“As we argued in our amicus brief we submitted before the Supreme Court in January, corporations are not people and should not have the right to impose the religious beliefs of their owners on their employees. We have no doubt that this is only the beginning of a slew of future cases where corporations challenge other public interest laws using the Hobby Lobby ruling as their precedent.”Indeed, it is already starting to happen. As Rachel Maddow pointed out in her July 2nd segment, Hobby Lobby case already opening floodgates to discrimination:
“There's another surprise still coming from the Supreme Court ruling on Monday. Since the ruling, religious groups have already started petitioning the government to say that [if] your boss's religious beliefs can excuse him from following the law when it comes to health insurance regulations and Obamacare, IF that's settled by the court - well then these groups want their religious beliefs to excuse them from having to follow the law on ... not just contraception, not just health law rules, but on non discrimination. They now, because of this ruling, want a religious exemption from laws that say you can't fire someone for being gay.”
“A legal concept that separates the personality of a corporation from the personalities of its shareholders, and protects them from being personally liable for the company's debts and other obligations.”How are corporations not people when it comes to liability, but they suddenly become people when it has to do with freedom of religion rights and free speech rights? Both the 1st Amendment and The Religious Freedom Restoration Act were meant to protect individual people, not incorporated businesses.
“From Citizens United to Hobby Lobby, Supreme Court majorities continue to extend our basic Constitutional rights — the inalienable rights held by individuals — to corporations. Corporations are not people, period.”Further Reading:
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| Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) |
Keynote Speaker
Eleanor Smeal
Founder & President,
Feminist Majority Foundation
Women's Rights Leader, Grassroots Organizer |
Eleanor Smeal has led efforts for the economic, political and social equality and empowerment of women in the U.S. and worldwide for over three decades. Recognized throughout the nation as a women’s rights leader, Smeal is known as a political analyst, strategist and grassroots organizer.
Smeal has been at the forefront of almost every major women’s rights victory – from the integration of newspaper help-wanted ads to the passage of landmark legislation, including the Violence Against Women Act and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. She was also the first to identify the “gender gap” -- the difference in the way women and men vote -- and popularized its usage in election and polling analyses to enhance women’s voting clout.
As President of NOW, Smeal led the drive to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). In 1986, when many said it could not be done, she also led the first national abortion rights march in Washington, DC and was a core organizer for the 2004 march, which drew more than one million people. In 1987, she co-founded the Feminist Majority and has served as President since its inception, leading successful campaigns that included winning FDA approval for mifepristone and ending gender apartheid in Afghanistan.
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"January 11, 1885 was the day this great American woman was born and it is on this day that everyone should take a moment to recognize and celebrate her brave and progressive life.
Alice understood that women needed to demand the right to vote. In the early 1900s this was very controversial and revolutionary. " continuted . . .
