Pennsylvania Court Deals Blow to Secrecy-Obsessed Fracking Industry: Corporations Not The Same As Persons With Privacy Rights Posted on April 11, 2013 (December 11, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Steven Rosenfeld Alternet April 11, 2013 This article was published in partnership with GlobalPossibilities.org. Excerpts: “A Pennsylvania judge in the heart of the Keystone State’s fracking belt has issued a forceful and precedent-setting decision holding that there is no corporate right to privacy under that state’s constitution, giving citizens and journalists a powerful tool toRead More
Congratulations to West Virginia on becoming the 12th state to call for a constitutional amendment! Posted on April 10, 2013 (December 11, 2020) Democracy Amendments Free Speech For People congratulates West Virginia on becoming the 12th U.S. state to call for a U.S. constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Read More
Nevada Senate Committee Approves Resolution to Overturn Citizens United Posted on April 2, 2013 (December 11, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
In bi-partisan vote, West Virginia State House calls for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United Posted on March 28, 2013 (December 11, 2020) Democracy Amendments Free Speech For People congratulates the West Virginia House of Delegates, and our friends at Public Citizen, along with allies in West Virginia, on a huge victory this morning. The House approved House Resolution 9, calling for a U.S. constitutional amendemnt to overturn the Citizens United case. Read More
New Hampshire State House to Congress: Overturn Citizens United And Get Big Money Out of Politics Posted on March 22, 2013 (December 11, 2020) Democracy Amendments CONCORD, NH. –On Wednesday, by a bipartisan vote of 189-139, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on Congress to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United by amending the U.S. Constitution to make clear that corporations are not people with constitutional rights (HCR 2). Read More
In Bi-Partisan vote, New Hampshire State House calls for a U.S. constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United Posted on March 21, 2013 (December 11, 2020) Democracy Amendments Update: This was a bi-partisan vote, with 10 Republican Representatives joining Demoracts in passing this resolution. For Immediate ReleaseMarch 20, 2013 Read More
Democracy Subverted Again: Tobacco Companies Strike Down Public Interest Law By Claiming Corporate First Amendment Rights Posted on March 20, 2013 (December 11, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Here’s an illustration of how the fabricated claim that corporations have constitutional rights, which was at the core of the Citizens United decision, really hits home. The tobacco industry recently won a court ruling that graphic warnings on cigarette packages violate the cigarette manufacturing corporations’ "free speech" rights.Read More
The Nation: ‘Organizing for Action’ or ‘Charging for Access’? Posted on March 16, 2013 (December 7, 2020) Defending Key Reforms The Nation has a thoughtful opinion piece by Katrina vanden Heuvel on Organizing For Action, the new 501(c)(4) entity headed by former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina. It quotes our co-founder and Executive Director, John Bonifaz. Here it is, below. ‘Organizing for Action’ or ‘Charging for Access’? Katrina vanden Heuvel on March 7, 2013 – 5:58 PM ET What are we to make of Organizing for Action? Read More
Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to Limit Dark Money? Posted on March 13, 2013 (December 7, 2020) Democracy Amendments John Bonifaz, executive director and co-founder of Free Speech For People, joined Democracy Now for a debate with Mark Schmitt, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, to discuss whether the push for a constitutional amendment is the best path to overturning Citizens United. Read More
Washington State House to Congress: Get Big Money Out of Politics Posted on March 8, 2013 (December 7, 2020) Democracy Amendments Update: This was a bi-partisan vote, with Republican Rep. Jan Angell joining Democrats in approving the resolution. For Immediate ReleaseMarch 8, 2013 Read More