Blog Action Day 2013: Corporate Rights or Human Rights? Posted on October 17, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power The following blog post, originally posted on Earthrights.org, was written by our Legal Advisory Committee member Katie Redford. The post is a part of Blog Action Day, an annual event aimed at uniting bloggers around a common theme, this year’s theme being human rights. For a full list of our new Legal Advisory Committee with brief bios for each member, click here.Read More
Powerful Op-ed Against McCutcheon by Small Business Owner Posted on October 16, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Recently the Statesmen Journal featured a powerful opinion piece written by Mike Sumner, a small business owner and Republican from Woodburn, Oregon. His piece illustrates the threat of corporate dominance in our elections due to increased power from campaign contributions, and the particular concern for small business owners and consumers alike. It begins, Read More
Obama: Citizens United Helped Pave the Way to Shutdown Posted on October 9, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Democracy Amendments Fran Korten, the executive director of YES Magazine, wrote a new article yesterday to highlight the role of big money in politics and the connections between the 2010 Citizens United case, McCutcheon vs. FEC, and the current government shutdown. Read More
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC Posted on October 8, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Democracy Amendments Today marks a very troubling moment for our democracy as the Supreme Court will hear the McCutcheon vs. FEC case. While the 2010 Citizens United case allowed corporations to make unlimited campaign expenditures to influence our elections, McCutcheon will enable the wealthy few to give more money directly to the candidates themselves. Read More
Forbidden Thoughts on McCutcheon v. FEC Posted on October 4, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Defending Key Reforms This post is written by Free Speech for People Co-Founder and President Jeff Clements and is featured on the ACS Law Blog. It reads: Read More
Small Businesses Agree: Campaign Spending Limits Make Good Business Sense Posted on October 4, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Defending Key Reforms The facts are clear — small businesses are overwhelmingly against unlimited campaign spending in elections. Why? Because campaign spending limits makes good business sense. Read More
Obamacare and religious liberty…for corporations? Posted on October 4, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Three years after Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision that granted corporations the right to free speech and the power to flood our elections with campaign contributions, comes a new battle.Read More
On Argument of McCutcheon v. FEC, Democracy Groups Call for Constitutional Amendment Posted on October 3, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Democracy Amendments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ryan O’Donnell October 2, 2013 (413) 335-9824 [email protected] On Argument of McCutcheon v. FEC, Democracy Groups Call for Constitutional Amendment Supreme Court hearing case shows need for an amendment to protect integrity of our democracy, eight groups argue Read More
Elizabeth Warren: ‘We Face A Clear Danger’ In McCutcheon v. FEC Court Case Posted on September 30, 2013 (March 2, 2021) Democracy Amendments On Thursday in a live event sponsored by the Constitutional Accountability Center, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Professor Lawrence Lessig, director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, discussed why they believe the founding fathers would disagree with the way in which the Supreme Court interpreted the term “corruption” in its ruling on Citizens United v. FEC. Read More
Support for Amending the Constitution to Overturn Citizens United is One-Third of the Way There! Posted on September 24, 2013 (March 2, 2021) Democracy Amendments Today we celebrate a significant milestone in the campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United. Support for the amendment now stands at one-third of what is needed for victory!Read More