Tag Archives: money in politics

Abolish “Electoral” Capital Punishment

Posted on October 23, 2015 by northeastohioafsc

Ohio prison officials announced this week that they are delaying executions until at least 2017 due to a shortage of lethal injection drugs. Ohio joins several other states that are delaying inflicting “capital punishment” for this reason. We associate “capital … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to “money equals speech!”

Posted on January 30, 2015 by northeastohioafsc

Today is the 39th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Buckley v Valeo decision, decided on January 30, 1976. Of course, 1976 was the year of the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution from Great Britain. That independence was supposed … Continue reading →

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Dreaming and working for a real democracy after Citizens United ruling: Greg Coleridge (opinion)

Posted on January 21, 2015 by northeastohioafsc

Reprinted from cleveland.com, January 21, 2015 http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/01/dreaming_and_working_for_a_rea.html#incart_river It’s a cruel irony that the very week our nation celebrates the life and work for justice and equality of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., our country also marks mark the 5th … Continue reading →

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Insights and Lessons of the Federal Spending Bill

Posted on December 19, 2014 by northeastohioafsc

President Obama signed the massive $1.1 trillion, 1600 page annual budget bill on Tuesday. It should have been designated a national day of morning for what it contained. It’s difficult to decide what was more sickening – it’s insane and … Continue reading →

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Senate Bill 310 proves politicians are more responsive to big money than to the public: Letter to the Editor

Posted on June 19, 2014 by northeastohioafsc

http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2014/06/letter_to_the_editor_1049.html Passage of SB 310 by the Ohio Legislature and Governor Kasich not only freezes renewable energy and energy efficiency standards for two years, it freezes democracy. Citizens want cleaner air and water. Ratepayers want to save money paying for … Continue reading →

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