Ask the Presidential Candidates Whether They Support Corporate Spending in Our Elections Posted on January 6, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments This coming Saturday and Sunday, the Republican presidential candidates will face off in two nationally-televised debates on the eve of the New Hampshire primary. In each debate, people from across the country have the opportunity to submit questions to be asked of the candidates. We should seize this opportunity to ensure that the question of corporate personhood and corporate spending in our elections becomes part of the presidential debate. Read More
Supreme Court likely to decide on Montana’s corporate campaign spending ban Posted on January 5, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Charles S. Johnson Missoulian State Bureau January 4, 2012 HELENA – Some national legal experts believe the U.S. Supreme Court almost surely will have the final word on the recent Montana Supreme Court decision that reinstated the state’s century-old ban on corporate spending for or against state political candidates. Read More
John Bonifaz discusses the recent NYC resolution on the Dylan Ratigan Show Posted on January 5, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Inspired by the resolution passed in Los Angeles last month, the New York City Council has passed its own, declaring corporations are not people. John Bonifaz of Free Speech For People joins the Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss. Read More
Super PAC’s Ability to Ruin Gingrich Shows the Impact of Citizens United Ruling on US Elections Posted on January 5, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Challenging Super PACs New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Other Early Primary States Prone to Super PAC Activity Big Money Spending in Iowa Caucus Leads to Meteoric Fall of a Candidate Read More
Montana Supreme Court upholds election spending limits Posted on January 5, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments The high court upholds the state’s century-old corporate contribution limits, a rebuff of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed businesses to spend as freely as individuals in campaigns. By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles TimesJanuary 4, 2012 Read More
More on the Montana Rebellion: Unanimous contempt for Citizens United Posted on January 4, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Jeff Clements December 31, 2011 Read More
NY City Council Passes Resolution Declaring that Corporations Are Not People Posted on January 4, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Posted on January 4, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2012 City Council Passes Resolution Declaring that Corporations Are Not People Read More
Corporations Are Not People Posted on January 4, 2012 (August 28, 2020) Democracy Amendments BY JEFFREY D. CLEMENTS FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE’S CO-FOUNDER AND GENERAL COUNSEL In Corporations Are Not People, Jeff Clements discusses the three-decade rise of corporate power over democracy and explores how we can work together to ensure that people, not corporations, govern in America. With a foreword by Bill Moyers, Corporations Are Not People tells the true story ofRead More
Montana Supreme Court Defies Citizens United Decision Posted on January 3, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Wall Street Journal-Law Blog By Sam Favate January 3, 2012 Read More
Montana Supreme Court restores 100-year-old state ban on corporate political money Posted on January 3, 2012 (August 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Associated Press, Published: December 30 Read More