House Amendments and Legislation
Senate Amendments and Legislation
State and Local and Organizational Resolutions in Support of a Constitutional Amendment
Handout about this campaign: PDF, Word.
Read our press release applauding Rep. Donna Edwards for filing a Constitutional amendment bill on February 2, 2010 to overturn the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC. Here is the amendment language.
Read our press release responding to the Supreme Court decision issued January 21, 2010.
Read the press release from our partner the American Independent Business Alliance.
Read our draft amendment.
Read the Supreme Court ruling.
Watch this video of Congresswoman Donna Edwards.
Listen to press call on Supreme Court decision.
Read background articles, including:
Jeff Clements, Citizens United v. FEC: Time for a Free Speech for People Amendment?, American Constitution Society Blog
Steve Cobble, People = Corporations, Not, Huffington Post.
Is legalizing corporate electioneering "pro-business"?
Jeff Clements, Beyond Citizens United v. FEC: Re-Examining Corporate Rights American Constitution Society.
Jeff Clements, Making Democracy Work: Free Speech for People (PDF)
Jamin Raskin, Corporations Are Not People National Public Radio.
Jim Sleeper, Corporate Free Speech? Since When? Boston Globe.
The Rights of Corporations (editorial), New York Times.
Jess Bravin, Campaign Finance Ruling Looms, Wall Street Journal.
Monica Youn, Corporations Have No Business in Elections Los Angeles Times.
Craig Barnes, The Corporations are Coming
Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert, Under Attack, Credit Raters Turn to the First Amendment
Videos:
Transcript of arguments in Citizens United v. FEC, Sept. 9, 2009: PDF.
Contact freespeechforpeople.org here.
