Statement by Harvard Law Professor John Coates on Congressman McGovern’s Constitutional Amendment Bills Posted on January 25, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Democracy Amendments STATEMENT BY HARVARD LAW PROFESSOR JOHN COATES Read More
White House Petition on Campaign Cash Clears Threshold; 25K call on Pres. Obama to use State of the Union to endorse amendment Posted on January 24, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
Groups Energized by Amendments to Overturn Citizens United, Bipartisan Support, Enthusiastic “Netroots” Response Posted on January 23, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Democracy Amendments For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 23, 2012 Groups Energized by Introduction of Constitutional Amendments to Overturn Citizens United As Grassroots Movement Grows, Amendments Receive Bipartisan Support, Enthusiastic “Netroots” Response Washington, DC. – Free Speech For People joined with others in applauding yesterday’s introduction in Congress of two Constitutional amendments bills to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. Read More
Congressman McGovern Introduces Two Constitutional Amendments to Overturn Citizens United Posted on January 22, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Democracy Amendments Tuesday, January 22 Read More
Voting Rights and Money Out of Politics Movements Form Historic Democracy Coalition Posted on January 22, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Democracy Amendments Miles Mogulescu has good piece up on Huffington Post covering the signficance of this weekend’s events, which we are co-sponsoring, jointly remembering the Citizens United anniversary and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Here it is: Voting Rights and Money Out of Politics Movements Form Historic Democracy CoalitionPosted: 01/18/2013 4:16 pm American democracy is under threat from two powerful sources: Read More
Petition signatures delivered in Olympia to kick off the campaign for a resolution in Washington State Posted on January 18, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Democracy Amendments Yesterday in Olympia, WA, we joined with a coalition of Washington State groups to deliver roughly 12,000 petition signatures, calling for a constitutoinal amendment to overtun Citizens United, to State Senator Adam Kline. Oske Buckley and Arielle Davis from Free Speech For People’s staff participated, and Oske spoke at the delivery event. Read More
Wall Street Journal: Ex-Massey Mine Official Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison Posted on January 18, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power For the past year and a half, we’ve been calling for Massey Energy to lose its corporate charter for its criminal responsibility in the deaths of 29 coal miners when its Upper Big Branch mine in West Vriginia exploded in 2010. The company has paid fines admitting criminal liability in their deaths. Read More
This weekend, Citizens United anniversary and MLK memorial events around the country. Find one near you: MoneyOut-VotersIn.org Posted on January 18, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Democracy Amendments This weekend is both the 3rd anniversary of the Citizens United decision and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We’re working with a broad coalition of reform and civil rights organizations to sponsor memorial events highlighting the ongoing threats to our democracy both from big money and from organized voter suppression efforts. We encourage you to find an event near you, and come to it: http://www.MoneyOut-VotersIn.org/ Read More
MassLive previews our forthcoming campaign on corporate charter reform Posted on January 16, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Democracy Amendments MassLive has an article that discusses in detail our forthcoming campaign to reform state corporate charter laws. Here’s an excerpt, below. Citizens United opponent ‘Free Speech for People’ wants states to ban companies from political expenditures By Shira Schoenberg, Political Correspondent on January 15, 2013 at 4:22 PM Print Read More
Southwest Airlines founder Herb Kelleher criticizes Citizens United decision (CNN Money) Posted on January 15, 2013 (November 20, 2020) Democracy Amendments CNN Money, an online outlet from CNN, Fortune, and Money, has a piece on Southwest Airlines founder Herb Kelleher. Asked "How are you feeling about the political system these days?", Kelleher leads off with well-placed criticism of Citizens United: Read More