In Seattle, Elizabeth Warren Urges Democrats to 'Fight Back'
Source: The Stranger
(Thursday night), hundreds of people packed the chapel of University Temple United Methodist Church to hear Senator Elizabeth Warren read from her new book, A Fighting Chance.
... The most exciting parts of the evening came when Warren described herself as a nerd because she was getting wonky on matters like Social Security, or discussing the impact that Glass-Steagall's repeal has had on the average American family. For most of the evening, she was in full-on folksy politician mode, talking about her poor upbringing—"I like to say I was the first lawyer I'd ever met"—and grousing about the inefficiencies she's seen in her year in the Senate.
... Most of the audience questions revolved around what ordinary people can do to take the country back from big business. One question about Initiative 1329, which proposes a Constitutional amendment to "clarify that Constitutional rights apply to natural persons not corporations" led to a blunt response from Warren: "the United States Supreme Court has given us no other option. We are going to have to amend the Constitution."
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