Stand with Montana in fight against corporate personhood Posted on March 16, 2012 (September 11, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Missoulian C.B. Pearson, Verner Bertelsen and Becky Douglas March 16, 2012 It’s time for Montanans to stand up for themselves. More and more, our individual voices are getting drowned out by big money in politics. The recent Citizens United v. FEC decision by the U.S. Supreme Court has made the situation intolerable. That’s why on Feb. 28, we filed a citizen’s initiative that we hope will appear on the 2012 ballot. Read More
ABC/Washington Post poll: Seven in 10 Would Send Super PACs Packing Posted on March 14, 2012 (September 11, 2020) Challenging Super PACs Super PACs are unwelcome guests at the 2012 election party: Seven in 10 Americans say these private, campaign-spending organizations should be illegal. Echoing widespread disapproval of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that authorized super PACs in 2010, a bipartisan 69 percent in this ABC News/Washington Post poll would ban them now. More than half, 52 percent, feel that way strongly. Read More
President Reagan’s budget director, David Stockman, endorses a Constitutional Amendment to “get corporations out of politics” Posted on March 12, 2012 (September 11, 2020) Democracy Amendments Stockman talks with Bill Moyers about how money dominates politics, distorting free markets and endangering democracy. "As a result," Stockman says, "we have neither capitalism nor democracy. We have crony capitalism." Read More
The Movement Against Citizens United Continues to Build Posted on March 9, 2012 (September 11, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Huffington Post Pearl Korn March 5, 2012 Read More
Book by Jeff Clements Covered by the San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Corporations Are Not People’ Posted on March 1, 2012 (September 11, 2020) Democracy Amendments San Francisco Chronicle Mosi Reeves March 1, 2012 Read More
Panel at St. Michael’s speaks out against Citizens United decision Posted on February 29, 2012 (September 4, 2020) Democracy Amendments COLCHESTER — Sen. Virginia “Ginny” Lyons, D-Chittenden, sat on stage waving several dollars bills in the air as the silent audience waited for her to begin her presentation. “Do you get it? I’m speaking!” Lyons said, referencing the Supreme Court ruling Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, which Lyons said defined money as speech and corporations as people. Read More
Stand with Montanans Corporations Aren’t People – Ban Corporate Campaign Spending Posted on February 29, 2012 (September 4, 2020) Democracy Amendments Stand with MontanansCorporations Aren’t People – Ban Corporate Campaign SpendingP.O. Box 153 ? Helena, MT 59624 406-356-NOV6 (6686) www.StandWithMontanans.org Read More
Independent Fundraising Groups Influencing US Voters Posted on February 24, 2012 (September 4, 2020) Challenging Super PACs More coverage of the rally we organized yesterday along with the Coffee Party and Common Cause: Voice of America Jim Malone February 24, 2012 Read More
Rally at Supreme Court Supports Montana Ruling on Campaign Finance Posted on February 24, 2012 (September 4, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Blog of Legal Times Tony Mauro February 23, 2012 Read More Citizens Should Unite Against Citizens United Posted on February 22, 2012 (September 4, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Philly Post Brian Howard 2/22/2012 Read More Previous page …154 155 156 157 158 Next page … 183
Citizens Should Unite Against Citizens United Posted on February 22, 2012 (September 4, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Philly Post Brian Howard 2/22/2012 Read More