Free Speech For People Submits Amicus Brief In Lair v. Motl Court Case
We're now 1/3 of the way to amending the Constitution!
Free Speech For People Submits Amicus Brief In Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius Court Case
Oregon Becomes 16th State to Call for an Amendment to Overturn Citizens United!
Our Comparative Analysis of Amendment Bills in the 113th Congress
Senators Tester and Udall Introduce New Constitutional Amendments to Overturn Citizens United
Across the Aisle: More than 100 Republican officials support an amendment
Congressman McGovern Introduces Two Constitutional Amendments to Overturn Citizens United
Religious Leader Jim Wallis: "People are made in the image of God and corporations are not."
Free Speech For People Submits Testimony for US Senate Hearing on Citizens United
State Resolutions Introduced in Support of Amending the Constitution
The New York Times
Editorial
March 2, 2013
It is tempting to applaud the nonprofit group now spending nearly $100,000 on ads to pressure Republican lawmakers to accept gun-control measures. The group is fighting a well-financed and powerful corporate gun lobby that has never hesitated to spend millions to get its way in Congress.
The Nation
John Nichols
This article appeared in the February 18, 2013 edition of The Nation.
Excerpt:
The Washington Post
Robert Barnes
February 25, 2013
The Supreme Court on Monday decided against reviewing the century-old ban on corporations making direct contributions to federal candidates.
The court without comment declined to hear an appeal from two men who said the court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts on elections, must also nullify the ban on campaign contributions.
WASHINGTON, DC. – On Friday, the White House released an official response to a petition initiated by Free Speech For People that had urged him to “use the State of the Union to call for a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics,” even whi
Below are excerpts from an article in the Huffington Post today. California's legislature has already passed a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
Citizens United: California Poised To Become Largest Electorate To Vote On Constitutional Amendment
California voters are poised to become the largest electorate to decide whether to support a constitutional amendment that would overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
by Fredreka Schouten, USA TODAY12:11p.m. EST February 19, 2013
[Excerpts:]
WASHINGTON – In a move that could signal the end of a key restriction on political giving, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will consider a case challenging the limit on how much individuals can donate directly to federal candidates and political parties...
Here's a great editorial in the Charleston Gazette about the amendment campaign in West Virginia, including a rally today that we are supporting.
February 18, 2013
Editorial: Buying elections
In the fall of 2012, we worked with our friends at Auburn Seminary to help engage religious leaders in the campaign to overturn Citizens United with a constitutional amendment.
We also worked with Isaac Luria of Auburn Seminary and Alexia Salvatierra of Faith Rooted Organizing to produce the memo below, summarizing our shared findings from this project.
A downloadable PDF is available here. The full text is pasted below.
Last week, we joined with a coalition of Washington State groups to deliver testimony at a state Senate Governmental Operations Committee hearing on SJM 8002, a joint memorial that would call on Congress to get big money out of politics. Supporters of the resolution filled the hearing room and represented cities and towns from across Washington State.
Free Speech For People staff, Arielle Davis and Oske Buckley, provided testimony, which may be viewed, below.
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