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DATE: February 13, 2012
CONTACT: John Bonifaz, (413) 253-2700
FOR RELEASE: Immediate
NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE CALLS FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO OVERTURN THE SUPREME COURT’S CITIZENS UNITED RULING AND RESTORE DEMOCRACY TO THE PEOPLE
SECOND STATE IN THE NATION TO CALL FOR AN AMENDMENT
STATEMENT OF JOHN BONIFAZ, DIRECTOR, FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE
Campaign reformers seek consitutional amendment
Updated: Saturday, 11 Feb 2012, 4:42 PM MST
Published : Saturday, 11 Feb 2012, 4:42 PM MST
Bill Diven
The Boston Herald
by Kyle Cheney
February 9, 2012
A House lawmaker girding for a constitutional amendment to restrict corporate spending on elections — a move recently endorsed by Senate President Therese Murray — told colleagues and legislative staffers Thursday that the effort would be “the most important issue that we’re going to deal with this year.”
The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision — which struck down federal limits on political spending by corporations — is already one of the most significant factors in the 2012 elections.