Texas Rootstrikers, a student organization at UT Austin, along with Texans United to Amend are hosting a rally at the State Capitol. We hope to raise awareness of the negative effects of the Citizen's United ruling, and to support recent legislation proposed in our State legislator. Currently there are three bills being proposed. Two bills are to call congress to amend the constitution, and one is to call for an Article V constitutional convention. There will be many speakers, comedians, and some great musical acts. This is a great way to meet others in the area, and from all across Texas, who are also concerned about money's influence in politics. I hope to see, and meet, other Rootstrikers from the area.

Scheduled to appear: 
Laurie Vanhoose, Common Cause Texas
Mike Badzioch, Houston Area Against Corporate Personhood
Tom “Smitty” Smith, Public Citizen Texas
Anthony Bill, Texas Rootstrikers
Dave Cortez, participant, Occupy Austin
Todd Jagger, Wolf-PAC Texas
Nelson Linder, Austin NAACP
Matt Glazer, Progress Texas
Ken Zarifis, Education Austin
Rick Levy, Texas AFL-CIO
Gary Stuard, Occupy Dallas
Amanda Austin, Occupy AISD
Daniel Llanes and “The Stand Up For Freedom” puppets
Lou McCreary as “Ben Franklin”
Joe Brundidge
Teresa Y Roberson
Thom Worldpoet 
Eslerh Gomez
Dana McBride and Jack McCabe
Ryan Rittenhouse, Greenpeace USA