To the Editor:

Are you sick of government ignoring the people it was meant to represent? Do you want your representatives to do their job and represent you instead of the special interests? The North Carolina legislature is sitting on a bill, right now, that would force the government to work for us.

SB354 — the “We the People Referendum” — would put Citizens United on the NC ballot in 2018, giving citizens a chance to say once and for all that money is not speech and corporations aren’t people. Sign the petition here: http://www.ncwethepeople.org/ncwtp-online-petition.php

This bill would rip the levers of power away from the big money players and special interest and put it where is belongs, with the people. SB 354 is sitting in the Senate Rules Committee. The next step is for committee chair Senator Bill Rabon to put it on his committee agenda and see that the bill gets the vote it deserves. If you want to see this referendum on the ballot then please let Sen. Rabon know, call 919.733.5963 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Garrett Lagan

Bryson City