Why the US Chamber of Commerce is Wrong on Citizens United Posted on August 20, 2014 (August 20, 2014) (Photo:Kaeun Yu/ Talk Radio News) Read the latest op-ed from Jeffrey Clements, author and co-founder of Free Speech For People. The op-ed, published August 15,2014 to TruthOut begins: “On July 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a 28th Amendment that would overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and once again allow the states andRead More
How a Republican Feels About Money in Politics Posted on August 20, 2014 (August 20, 2014) We spoke with an UNH Law Student about his thoughts regarding big money in politics and Citizens United. Watch his response in our latest video, How A Republican Feels About Money In Politics. Last year, Free Speech For People released a report highlighting more than 100 Republican officials who support a constitutional amendment to overturnRead More
Make Your Movement Posted on August 20, 2014 (August 20, 2014) When Jessica Sharp of Maryland heard the Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United, she refused to accept her daughter would grow up in an America where the voices of everyday people no longer count. She went online to freespeechforpeople.org and was motivated to take action on her own to help restore democracy to theRead More
New Edition of “Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money And Global Corporations” Posted on August 20, 2014 (August 20, 2014) Democracy Amendments The new, updated edition of “Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money And Global Corporations” is available now for purchase. Free Speech For People co-founder, Jeff Clements authored the book as a resource for everyone to join in on the historic work to re-engage with self-government and to reclaim democracy from big moneyRead More
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Issued a Comprehensive Report in Support of the Democracy For All Amendment Posted on August 20, 2014 The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee issued a comprehensive report in support of the Democracy For All Amendment (S.J. Res. 19), which the Committee passed on July 10, 2014. You can read it here.Read More
Crony capitalism alive with Ex-Im Bank Posted on August 14, 2014 (August 27, 2014) Ron Fein and Tom Bacon of Free Speech For People take on “crony capitalism” in a new op-ed published today in The Hill. In Congress, a fight continues over whether to renew the charter of the Export/Import Bank, which Fein describes as, “an obscure government agency that supports the purchase of American products overseas with taxpayer-backedRead More
Historic vote in the US Senate on the Democracy For All Amendment is now set for September 8, 2014! Posted on August 5, 2014 (August 27, 2014) Before adjourning for a five-week recess, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed cloture on the motion to proceed with S.J. Res. 19, also known as the Democracy For All Amendment. The amendment aims to overturn the two recent Supreme Court rulings of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. TheRead More
New poll: “Americans Are Ready for a Solution to the Problem of Money in Politics” Posted on August 1, 2014 (August 1, 2014) A new poll released on July 31 by Every Voice and Democracy Corp, shows Americans are engaging in a debate on the role of money in politics and they are ready to challenge the status quo. Every Voice commisioned Democracy Corps to conduct the survey in the 12 most competivie Senate battleground states. Their resultsRead More
The Worst Government Money Can Buy Posted on July 31, 2014 (August 1, 2014) The Honorable James C. Nelson, a retired justice of the Montana Supreme Court and a member of the Legal Advisory Committee for Free Speech For People shared his latest op-ed with the Independent Record: “Ponder this: Every single civil right that corporations and nonhuman entities enjoy (and there’s a good number) have been created fromRead More
Overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics Posted on July 30, 2014 (August 1, 2014) In his latest piece in the Orlando Sentinel, Free Speech For People legal director Ron Fein writes, “Who do our politicians represent — their constituents or big funders? Consider the U.S. Sugar Corp. Maybe you share U.S. Sugar’s views about Florida’s tax, agricultural and environmental policies; maybe you don’t. But you didn’t give over $650,000Read More