“Bold Solutions for a Democracy in Crisis” with Johannes Epke, J. D.

Produced at KSQD 90.7FM

How did we get into this mess -  having dark, unaccountable money silently funding our democracy?

What is the most difficult and rigorous process in a democracy? Passing a Constitutional amendment.  Yet, it is the only tool left in the tool box to fix campaign spending. The Supreme Court opened elections to the highest bidder and there is nothing Congress can do now. Only we-the-people can fix it with an amendment passed by 38 state legislatures. Don’t think it can be done? Well, American Promise and our guest Johannes Epke thinks it can! How can you make it happen? 

Interview Guests:

Johannes Epke is a lawyer who has spent most of his career working on elections and campaign finance reforms. He is a California native, a proud banana slug - class of 2005, and graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. He is currently on staff with American Promise and previously worked for Move to Amend.

Mike Rotkin is a five-time former Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz who also taught for 42 years in UCSC’s Community Services Dept. and must have been there when Johannes was a student! Mike currently does part-time organizing and grievance work for the University Council of the American Federation of Teachers and was also union president at UCSC and he still teaches part-time at the University.