CLARION, Pa. — After this very contentious national election, the League of Women Voters of Clarion County is holding a public meeting to examine the legal issues and current reality of money in politics.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held in the ground floor meeting room of the Clarion Free Library on Wednesday, November 16th at 7:00 PM
The League will discuss the 2010 Supreme Court Case Citizen’s United vs. Federal Election Commission which overturned long-established law that had allowed the government to limit the amount of money that corporations could invest in elections,” said
They will also investigate the history of the legal corporate person, explore the Court’s emphasis, and discuss the eventual ramifications of the decision. Next, they will turn to the Clinton and Trump campaign fund raising, both individual contributions and SuperPACS.
“We will also consider the primary season and the free ‘earned media’ for the major candidates, the fund raising for the candidates, and how that shaped the nomination battle within the two parties,” said The League in a release issued yesterday.
The facilitators for this discussion will be Janis Stamm and Kevan Yenerall. Stamm is Professor Emeritus and former chair of the Business Department at Edinboro University. She is an attorney with a JD, Masters in Tax, and Certificate in International Economic Law. Kevan M. Yenerall, Ph.D., is Professor of Political Science at Clarion University, where he teaches courses in American politics. His primary areas of scholarship are the American presidency, politics and film, and parties and elections.
The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting democracy in America and raising awareness of the need for greater citizen participation in the democratic process.
For more information about the League of Women Voters, contact the League of Women Voters of Clarion County answering service at 814-226-8150, email the League at lwvcco@gmail.com, visit the web site at www.palwv.org/clarion or write to the League at P.O. Box 108, Clarion, PA 16214.
