Senate President Describes Super-PACS as Destructive Force Posted on January 31, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Challenging Super PACs By Kyle CheneySTATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 31, 2012…..Senate President Therese Murray said Tuesday that she would urge Congress to amend the U.S. Constitution to diminish the influence of corporate spending in elections, arguing the advent of so-called Super PACs is “destroying the civility of the political process.” Read More
CITIZENS UNITED: New Mexico Lashes Back Posted on January 27, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Democracy for New Mexico January 26, 2012 Read More
Why campaign spending rules hurt small business Posted on January 27, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By David Brodwin, Special to CNN CNN January 26, 2012 (CNN) — Two years ago, the Supreme Court upended the rules for campaign finance, unleashing a tsunami of unregulated, unrestricted and undisclosed spending that has, in effect, allowed donors to buy elections. The full impact of this decision is just now becoming clear, and it’s bad both for America’s businesses and for our democracy. Read More
Speaker makes case to overturn Citizens United Posted on January 25, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Nancy Brumback/Special to the Town Crier Wicked Local Sudbury January 25, 2012 SUDBURY — Jeff Clements, author and activist, called on citizens to support a Constitutional amendment overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision and got a pledge Tuesday from a Sudbury state legislator to do just that. Read More Join us for Corporations Are Not People on Monday, January 30! Posted on January 25, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More Citizens United Two Years Later: Money and Politics in 2012 Posted on January 24, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More Montana Takes on Citizens United Posted on January 24, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Editorial New York Times January 23, 2012 Two years ago, when the Supreme Court struck down bans on independent corporate and union expenditures in elections in the Citizens United case, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion claimed that money does not “give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption.” While it might result in “influence over or access to elected officials,” he wrote, it is not the same as bribery. Read More Ask Bill Moyers: How can ordinary people help to overturn or nullify the Citizen United Decision? Posted on January 23, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Ask Bill: How can ordinary people help to overturn or nullify the Citizen United Decision? from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. Read More 1,000 Small Businesses Take Stand Against Corporate Takeover of Elections Posted on January 23, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More Citizens United and corporate personhood: Jeff Clements responds to Kent Greenfield’s Washington Post op-ed Posted on January 23, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments “We never said corporations are people; we said they are voices, speakers, speech-makers, a class of persons. That’s different.” Jeff Clements Corporations Are Not People January 23, 2012 Read More 1 2 3 Next page
Join us for Corporations Are Not People on Monday, January 30! Posted on January 25, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
Citizens United Two Years Later: Money and Politics in 2012 Posted on January 24, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
Montana Takes on Citizens United Posted on January 24, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Editorial New York Times January 23, 2012 Two years ago, when the Supreme Court struck down bans on independent corporate and union expenditures in elections in the Citizens United case, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion claimed that money does not “give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption.” While it might result in “influence over or access to elected officials,” he wrote, it is not the same as bribery. Read More
Ask Bill Moyers: How can ordinary people help to overturn or nullify the Citizen United Decision? Posted on January 23, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Ask Bill: How can ordinary people help to overturn or nullify the Citizen United Decision? from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. Read More
1,000 Small Businesses Take Stand Against Corporate Takeover of Elections Posted on January 23, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
Citizens United and corporate personhood: Jeff Clements responds to Kent Greenfield’s Washington Post op-ed Posted on January 23, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments “We never said corporations are people; we said they are voices, speakers, speech-makers, a class of persons. That’s different.” Jeff Clements Corporations Are Not People January 23, 2012 Read More