Speakers' Series: Susan Lerner "Big Money Plan to Shred the Constitution"

We are delighted to have Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause NY to speak about "Big Money's Plan to Shred the Constitution (http://www.commoncause.org/issues/more-democracy-reforms/constitutional-convention/)".

There is a stealth effort, funded by ALEC, to call a Constitutional Convention to institute a balanced budget amendment and potentially other malfeasance. The threat is very real. They already have 27 states, only seven short of what is needed to call for a convention. Susan will talk about the effort, the threat it poses, and what can be done to marshal opposition.

Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org/about/) is dedicated to restoring the core values of American democracy, reinventing an open, honest, and accountable government that empowers ordinary people to make their voices heard.