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Jeff Clements to testify tomorrow at campaign finance and Citizens United hearing at Philadelphia City Hall
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Democracy Amendments

Join Jeff Clements, FSFP Co-Founder, tomorrow morning, Friday Nov. 4th, in Philadelphia, for a hearing about campaign finance and how to respond to the Citizens United ruling. The hearing is being held by the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee — that is, the policy-setting arm of the Democratic caucus of elected Representatives at the state level.
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Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United introduced in US Senate
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Democracy Amendments

U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Michael Bennet introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision. The amendment calls on Congress to correct the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance allowing virtually unlimited corporate and special interest spending in elections. Joining Udall and Bennet as original cosponsors of the legislation are
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Oral Argument Before the Montana Supreme Court
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Defending Key Reforms

Led by Free Speech For People, a coalition including two national business networks and two local Montana businesses, filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the Montana Supreme Court on April 29, 2011, in the case of Western Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. State of Montana. In October 2010, a state judge hearing the case in Helena, Montana, struck down Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act, applying the US Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United. Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock has appealed that judge’s opinion to the state’s highest court.
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