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C4CR maintains that the answer is in state law. It is states that give life to corporations. By adding 28 words to the corporate charter, management of corporations will be able to pursue non-shareholder interest and could be held liable for harms caused by the activities of the corporation. The 28-word clause, The Code for Corporate Responsibility (The Code), would be added to all corporate charters and will read: "Directors and officers would still have a duty to make money for shareholders 'but not at the expense of the environment, human rights, the public health or safety, the communities in which the corporation operates, or the dignity of its employees.'" A change in the state law would insert this 28-word miracle clause into the corporate charter of all corporations incorporated in that state, revolutionizing our society and fulfilling the mission of C4CR, "To transform the legal purpose of corporations to include responsibility to employees, communities and the environment." Code for Corporate Responsibility (C4CR) was formed in the summer of 2002 as a non-partisan grassroots democratic consensus organization. It is an unincorporated association with a circle of 7 core active members and little money. With such a bold vision, an ambitious mission and a profoundly simple strategy they have been able to get The Code introduced in both the legislators of California and Minnesota. The Code is very compelling. Much of C4CR's accomplishments have elicited the support of those individuals and groups that are already aligned with the same vision of changing the world. Enacting such radical legislation in most, let alone all, of the states in the Union will require the support of other constituencies. Identifying potential constituencies and recruiting their support will require thinking and planning. I have thought about it and hope my insights will be the beginning of an organizational planning process. In this paper, I evaluate a number of strategies that involve public law. I consider each strategy in ...