Mel White, former ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, will describe the players and agendas that he believes drove the Citizens United legislation and that continue to propel the over-arching "traditional American values" campaign, a mutually exploitative relationship between religious fundamentalists and wealthy a-religious zealots.

Drawing on more than thirty years in local and state politics, The Honorable Byron Rushing, Majority Whip in the MA House of Representatives, will describe the street-level implications of the Citizens United legislation, and will reflect on its potential repercussions for our democratic process and identity.