{news} Fw: Campaign Finance Reform Rally @ John Rowland's sentencing -- Friday, 3/18, 11:45 AM New Haven

[Jean de Smet]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Murphy 
To: *John * Murphy (CCAG) 
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 9:42 PM
Subject: Campaign Finance Reform Rally @ John Rowland's sentencing -- Friday, 3/18, 11:45 AM New Haven


CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM RALLY

 

 

DATE: Friday, March 18



TIME: 11:45 AM to 2:30 PM



PLACE: U.S. District Courthouse building

              141 Church Street

               New Haven, CT



CONTACT: John Murphy (860) 995-3389



 

 

The Connecticut Citizen Action Group is sponsoring an event supporting publicly financed elections on March 18, 2005 in front of the U.S. District Courthouse, 141 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510.  The event starts at 11:45 AM and court starts at 1 PM.  Most people will be staying until after the sentence is handed down, but please stop by even if you only have 5 - 10 minutes during lunch.  Connecticut needs publicly funded elections NOW.  Please come and participate in the fight for fair and clean elections.  

 

Ex-Governor John Rowland will be sentenced for his crimes against Connecticut.   In exchange for large campaign contributions, Rowland sold out Connecticut, granting special favors and state contracts to his friends and donors.  The scandals surrounding his reign as governor have brought to light the corruption of campaigning in Connecticut, and its detrimental results.  In order to have open, accountable government, good schools in our communities, and health care that works for all of us, we have to end the undo influence of large lobby groups because they are the ones footing the bill to get politicians elected into office.  We need public funded elections before we suffer another embarrassment.

 

In addition, we urge you to send letters to the judge ruling on Rowland's case, insisting on the maximum sentence of 21 months in prison for betraying Connecticut. Address your concerns to the Honorable Peter C. Dorsey, U.S. District Court, 141 Church St., New Haven, CT 06510, or send an e-mail to the court clerk's office at CTOpinions at ctd.uscourts.gov.

 

Directions to the court house and area parking will follow on Wednesday.  Please come and demand that trust be restored to our democracy.
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