Delaware’s General Assembly Members have signed a letter calling on Congress to pass an amendment reversing Citizens United! Posted on June 10, 2013 (December 28, 2020) Democracy Amendments A bipartisan majority of both houses of Delaware’s General Assembly Members have signed a letter calling on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment reversing the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. You can read the letter from the DE General Assembly to Senator Thomas Carper in its entirety here: http://www.united4thepeople.org/images/DE.pdf Read More
“How corporations hijacked the First Amendment” great read from New Republic Posted on June 4, 2013 (December 28, 2020) Democracy Amendments "The co-opting of the First Amendment has happened slowly, but not at all by accident. First, it was helped along by questionable court decisions. Today, it is being accelerated by a strange alliance between two groups: a new generation of conservative judges, who have repudiated the judicial restraint their forebears prized, and legendary liberal lawyers, like Floyd Abrams and Laurence Tribe, who, after building their reputations as defenders of free speech, are using their talents to deploy it as a tool of corporate deregulation." Read More
Jeff Clements Featured Speaker at MassVOTE Spring Fundraiser Posted on June 2, 2013 (December 28, 2020) Defending Key Reforms On Wednesday, June 5th Jeff Clements, Free Speech for People co-founder and author of "Corporations Are Not People", will be the featured speaker at MassVOTE’s annual spring fundraiser in Downtown Boston. Clements will be discussing how some of the largest corporations in the world organized to take over our government and Constitution, culminating in 2010 with the 5-4 Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.Read More
Chevron shareholders reject ban on political spending Posted on May 30, 2013 (December 16, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power An article from the Center for Public Integrity reports that Chevron Corp. shareholders recently rejected a resolution seeking to prohibit the company from using corporate funds for political activities. Chevron’s statement reads: "Chevron’s participation in the political process is an important means of protecting the interests of the Company and its stockholders." Read the full story here. Read More
The Other Scandal cited in The Nation: ‘Primal Scream’ for Reform: LA’s 77 Percent Vote to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ Posted on May 24, 2013 (December 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments In light of the tremendous victory in Los Angeles, where 77% of voters chose ‘Yes’ to overturn Citizens United, The Nation Magazine cites our "The Other Scandal" http://TheOtherScandal.com/ campaign with Common Cause as an effort to expand the discussion on the real issue behind the IRS scandal: the lack of rules and regulations governing money in politics. Click for the full story. Read More
Join FSFP and Common Cause in Taking Action Against The Other Scandal: Citizens United Posted on May 22, 2013 (December 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Everyone agrees that the IRS screwed up — but as Chris Hayes of MSNBC makes clear in this video, the real, underlying problem is that the Citizens United decision took our system of fair-play rules that kept tax-exempt groups out of our elections and "blew it out of the water." Watch this video and join us together with Common Cause to demand that Congress focus on the core problem: Citizens United!Read More
What’s ‘Pro-Business’? Posted on May 19, 2013 (December 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments A new letter to the editor from our ally at the American Independent Business Alliance asks, "What’s ‘Pro’ business" in light of a recent article from the New York Times that cites that the Citizens United ruling as benefiting American businesses. Read More
Los Angeles taking initiative to amend the Citizens United ruling! Posted on May 17, 2013 (December 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Great to see another state taking initiative to amend the Citizens United ruling! When Angelenos go to the polls next week to choose the next mayor of Los Angeles, they also will become the largest electorate so far to vote on a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. The ballot measure, Prop.Read More
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes explains how the Citizens United ruling lead to the current IRS scandal Posted on May 17, 2013 (December 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments MSNBC’s Chris Hayes explained this week how the Citizens United ruling lead to the current IRS scandal. Watch it in this clip courtesy of MSNBC. Read More
New Hampshire Citizens Call on their State Senate to Permit Votes on Resolutions Posted on May 15, 2013 (December 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Free Speech For People helped organize this event today in Concord, New Hampshire, in conjunction with the New Hampshire Coalition for Open Democracy. Read More