Maine is the 13th state to call for an amendment, with major bipartisan support
Huge milestone: we’re now 1/4 of the way to amending the Constitution
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."
Which of the 13 Amendment Bills Now in Play in Congress We Support, and Why
New Jersey is now the 9th state to call for an amendment
Massachusetts becomes 7th state to call for a Constitutional Amendment
Free Speech For People Submits Testimony for US Senate Hearing on Citizens United
New Mexico Legislature Calls for a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
State Resolutions Introduced in Support of Amending the Constitution
by Fredreka Schouten, USA TODAY12:11p.m. EST February 19, 2013
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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.
On Monday, February 11, Move to Amend announced the introduction in Congress of the 'We the People' amendment by Representative Rick Nolan and Representative Mark Pocan. The amendment states:
"Rights recognized under the Constitution belong to human beings only, and not to government-created artificial legal entities such as corporations and limited liability companies; and
Political campaign spending is not a form of speech protected under the First Amendment."
Update: the AMA is now live, here.
Later today, there’s a great opportunity to have your questions about the campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United answered by our champion on Capitol Hill, Rep. Jim McGovern.
Rep. Jim McGovern will be hosting an “Ask Me Anything” session on the website Reddit, from 3pm to 4pm eastern time (12 noon to 1pm Pacific time) today.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2013
Edwards, McGovern, Deutch, Perlmutter, and Kaptur urge President Obama to use State of the Union to Call for Constitutional Amendment to Address Citizens United
Huffington Post
John Stephens
January 30, 2013
Maureen Turner
The Valley Advocate
January 29, 2013
Excerpt:
"The effort picked up speed quickly, helped along by Powell’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court by Richard Nixon. “Over the following years, a divided Supreme Court … transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade democratic control and sidestep sound public welfare measures,” Clements said.
A top story in the Sunday Times detailed how secret donors are exploiting their ability to give large sums anonymously, post-Citizens-United, to mount an unusually aggressive campaign to defeat the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) for Secretary of Defense. Here are a few key excerpts (emphasis in bold is added).
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