Montana Supreme Court Rejects I-166 Challenge Posted on August 10, 2012 (October 1, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Voters Will Still Have the Opportunity to Declare that Corporations Aren’t People and Money Isn’t Speech with November Vote HELENA – The people of Montana won the right to vote on I-166 this November when in a 6 to 1 decision Montana’s Supreme Court rejected an attempt by opponents to remove it from the ballot. Read More
Initiative 166 links Montana’s past to present Posted on August 2, 2012 (October 1, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Letters to the Editor Billings Gazette July 31, 2012 Read More
Massachusetts becomes 7th state to call for a Constitutional Amendment Posted on August 1, 2012 (October 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments Late last night, the Massachusetts State House took the historic step of unanimously approving a resolution calling on Congress to overrule the Citizens United decision with a constitutional amendment restoring democracy to the American people. The State House’s unanimous voice vote last night follows an almost equally overwhelming vote of 35 to 1 in the State Senate to approve a similar resolution last Thursday. Read More
Thanks, Citizens United, for This Campaign Finance Mess We’re In Posted on July 30, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Democracy Amendments Adam Skaggs The Atlantic Apologists for this damaging Supreme Court decision are wrong on the facts and the law. Read More
‘Dark Money’ Hits $172 Million In 2012 Election, Half Of Independent Group Spending Posted on July 30, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Challenging Super PACs Paul Blumenthal Huffington Post July 29, 2012 Read More
Reclaim government for the people Posted on July 30, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Democracy Amendments Alma Rutgers Greenwich Time July 27, 2012 Our Constitution derives its authority from we the people. And we the people are pushing back against Citizens United. We’re mounting a vigorous defense against this assault upon the cherished democratic principles enshrined in our Constitution. Municipalities, states, counties and local groups nationwide are adopting resolutions calling for a 28th amendment to the Constitution. This people’s amendment would reverse the effects of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Read More
Massachusetts Senate Calls on Congress to Enact Constitutional Amendment Reversing Citizens United Decision Posted on July 26, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
San Francisco and Eugene put constitutional amendment resolutions before voters this November Posted on July 26, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Democracy Amendments The city councils of San Francisco, CA and Eugene, OR have acted this week to put questions calling for a constitutional amendment to overrule Citizens United before their respective voters on citywide ballots this November. Both measures would call for an amendment making it clear that corporations do not have the constitutional rights of people. Read More
Senator Tom Udall provides testimony at US Senate hearing on Citizens United Posted on July 25, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Democracy Amendments Testimony of Senator Tom UdallSenate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human RightsHearing on “Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs”July 24, 2012 Good afternoon Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for holding this important hearing. Read More
Constitutional amendment required to undo Citizens United, Senate panel told Posted on July 25, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Democracy Amendments Warren Richey Christian Science Monitor July 24, 2012 It will take a constitutional amendment to reverse the flood of independent money inundating American elections in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee was told on Tuesday. New laws alone will not be enough to counter the impact of the 2010 high court decision establishing that corporations have a First Amendment right to make independent political expenditures during election season, witnesses told the panel. Read More