Democracy
Narrow special interests disproportionately influence public debate and the government’s decision-making process, often drowning out the voice, subverting the will, and harming the interest of the general public.
VPIRG is working for a more participatory and inclusive democracy: in favor of government transparency and integrity, against big money politics, and for more fair and accessible elections.
Spotlight
60 Vermont cities and towns pass Citizens United resolutions
Town Meeting Day in Vermont marked a milestone for the movement to take back our democracy. Sixty Vermont cities or towns passed resolutions calling upon Congress to amend the US Constitution to state that “corporations are not people” and “money is not speech.”
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