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DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  The Reverend Byron Williams, liberation theologian, syndicated 
 local and national columnist, television and radio guest.  Rev. Williams 
 has often written on the dysfunction of the California legislature 
 (www.ByronSpeaks.com),\nand is excited to participate in this 
 campaign.\n\nSince when is it fair or democratic to have a system in which 
 one third of elected officials call all the shots?  California’s budget 
 crisis – and so many of our state’s systemic problems – are the 
 result of the anti-democratic two-thirds requirement that allows a minority 
 of elected officials to block sensible economic legislation and stop our 
 government from functioning.  We’re the only state where this is true for 
 both budget and revenue laws, and now we have the chance to turn this 
 around. Come learn about The California Democracy Act, authored by George 
 Lakoff, and what you can do to pass it in November, 2010.  This is it: "All 
 legislative actions on revenue and budget\nmust be determined by a majority 
 vote."\n\nWe need your help to get petitions signed now—the deadline is 
 April 5th.  For information on how to get started, go to 
 www.Californiansfordemocracy.com.\n\nRefreshments provided, donation 
 requested\nWheelchair accessible\n\nFor occasional email notices of 
 peace/eco/social justice alerts and related events at BFUU, send any email 
 to:\nbfuusjev-subscribe@lists.riseup.net\n\nFor weekly notices of BFUU 
 services etc. go to:\nwww.bfuu.org/signup.html\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/02/25/18638783.php
SUMMARY:Bring Democracy to California
LOCATION:Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall \n1924 Cedar 
 (@Bonita), Berkeley   www.bfuu.org\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/02/25/18638783.php
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