Weinstein Ethics Series: Ethics in Politics
August 2, 6:00pm - 7:30pmMānoa Campus, School of Architecture, Room 205
Corruption is rife in today芒鈧劉s political climate from Citizens United to the Koch Brothers and other corporation backed lobbyists. The average cost of running a campaign excludes most everyday people from running meanwhile the 芒鈧搒alary芒鈧 of an elected official is really small 芒鈧 most town council members, state senators, even Congressman can芒鈧劉t afford to commit the time necessary because it won芒鈧劉t pay the bills 芒鈧 meaning that only folks with certain types of careers can run (lawyers, businessman, wealthy). Is the political system rigged against only those who can afford to play the game - run a campaign, survive on political salary which in most cases are very low? Meanwhile, how do we prevent big business from influencing our representatives on important decisions? Should terms limits or caps on political spending be imposed? These and other issues will be taken up on this promising panel.
Featured speakers:
Brian Schatz
U.S. Senator (Hawai芒鈧渋)
Les Ihara, Jr.
Senator, Hawai芒鈧渋 State Legislature
Melissa Pavlicek
Attorney, President and Co-founder, Hawai芒鈧渋 Public Policy Advocates
Tulsi Gabbard
U.S. Representative (Hawai芒鈧渋) and Former Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
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Ticket Information
Free and open to the public; $6 parking after 4 p.m. on campus; Licensed attorneys are eligible for continuing legal education credits.
Event Sponsor
William S. Richardson School of Law and the Shidler College of Business, Mānoa Campus
More Information
(808) 956-0323,
Tuesday, August 2 |
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9:00am |
Cultural-Based Leadership Development (Professional Development) Kapiʻolani Campus, Manono Rm. 104
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6:00pm |
Weinstein Ethics Series: Ethics in Politics Mānoa Campus, School of Architecture, Room 205
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