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		<title>Our Election, All Our Voices: Free Campaigns for Democracy &#038; Peace</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sharing how I believe elections need to improve unnerves me, and I worry my ideas, especially since unfinished, will be open to critique. But, since I need grassroots support to continue working on legislation, I need to share some of these ideas that, to me, seem quite obvious improvements. In sharing, I will attempt to ... <a title="Our Election, All Our Voices: Free Campaigns for Democracy &#38; Peace" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/amplifying-unheard-voices-for-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Our Election, All Our Voices: Free Campaigns for Democracy &#38; Peace">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Author: Kirstin Beatty This is the reason I formed Last Tree Laws, L.L.C., instead of joining another campaign—I need to make sure minority voices are also heard and respected, even when it challenges conventional thought and economic engines. We need funded, deep critique of our state government in Massachusetts, of the influence of special interests, ... <a title="Beyond the Mainstream: Recognizing Marginalized Needs in State Law" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/marginalized-needs/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the Mainstream: Recognizing Marginalized Needs in State Law">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2025, we submitted a petition initiative for a constitutional amendment to address the legislature&#8217;s inaction, lack of transparency, and excessive top-down control by establishing an outside committee to set salaries and staffing for the legislature, instead of allowing the leadership of the state legislature this control. We submitted this for feedback, although our 2025 ... <a title="Why a Fair Legislature?" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/why-a-fair-legislature/" aria-label="Read more about Why a Fair Legislature?">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[2022 &#8211; Gigi Sohn has loads of recommendations for the FCC commissioner position, but hasn&#8217;t come to a vote thanks to senators. Biden has renominated Gigi in 2023. Big media and tech is behind this, so we need to pressure legislators for support and a vote. Words are being said that are manipulations and lies. ... <a title="Get Gigi Sohn on FCC for the People" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/gigi-sohn-for-fcc/" aria-label="Read more about Get Gigi Sohn on FCC for the People">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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