Jeff Atwood
I did some analysis around "The Montana Plan" to get Citizens United undone state by state and.. man. It's.. uh.. looking.. er.. bad? Like.. REAL bad? https://transparentelection.org
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Show threadJeff AtwoodMar 16
really, really NOT good .. "even when [state] voters win, the [state] governing coalition often comes back to undo it."
Show threadTruxMar 17
@codinghorror In 2018 Michigan voters passed a constitutional amendment to create a redistricting body, and the GOP legislature did their best to not provide funding. It happened eventually but they delayed and underfunded as much as they could.
Show threadFlaming CheetoMar 17
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Missouri isn't super-conservative on issues. It's occupied. #USPol https://boltsmag.org/missouri-amendment-on-ballot-initiatives/

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Show threadGregatron5Mar 16
@codinghorror I assume you're aware of Lessig and https://equalcitizens.us ?
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Show threadJeff AtwoodMar 16
@gregatron5 yes, they were going to go through SCOTUS, this (Montana) is the state-by-state backup plan but it looks quite tenuous as well.