Elizabeth Warren: ‘We Face A Clear Danger’ In McCutcheon v. FEC Court Case Posted on September 30, 2013 (March 2, 2021) Democracy Amendments On Thursday in a live event sponsored by the Constitutional Accountability Center, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Professor Lawrence Lessig, director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, discussed why they believe the founding fathers would disagree with the way in which the Supreme Court interpreted the term “corruption” in its ruling on Citizens United v. FEC. Read More
Support for Amending the Constitution to Overturn Citizens United is One-Third of the Way There! Posted on September 24, 2013 (March 2, 2021) Democracy Amendments Today we celebrate a significant milestone in the campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United. Support for the amendment now stands at one-third of what is needed for victory!Read More
Justice James Nelson’s Constitution Day Speech Posted on September 19, 2013 (March 2, 2021) Democracy Amendments Read below this powerful speech from James C. Nelson, former Justice of the Montana Supreme Court and a member of our Legal Advisory Committee, regarding Citizens United and corporate rights. For a full list of our Legal Advisory Committee with brief bios for each member, click here. Justice at Risk: Montana’s Fight For Impartial Courts James C. Nelson, Read More
Let’s Take Constitution Day Seriously Posted on September 17, 2013 (March 2, 2021) Democracy Amendments This new and important blog post written by Robert A.G. Monks, author of Citizens Disunited: Passive Investors, Drone CEOs, and the Corporate Capture of the American Dream, a corporate governance adviser and shareholder activist and Free Speech for People co-founder Jeff Clements was featured as part of the American Constitution Society’s 2013 Constitution Day symposium. The post begins, Read More
New Legal Initiative, Advised By National Network of Law Professors, Former Judges & Attorneys, To Fight Citizens United Posted on September 17, 2013 (March 2, 2021) Democracy Amendments Read below to learn more about our NEW legal initiative. You can download the full press release here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 17, 2013 Contact: Ryan O’Donnell (413) 335-9824 [email protected] New Legal Initiative, Advised By National Read More
Proposal drafted to end corporate personhood and corporate spending in Arkansas elections Posted on September 5, 2013 (March 2, 2021) Democracy Amendments Free Speech for People, in conjunction with Common Cause, Public Citizen, and Regnat Populus, is proud to have supported the efforts of a new proposal that would make it a matter of Arkansas corporate charter law that corporations could not spend money to influence elections. The initiative also calls on Arkansas elected officials to push for a U.S. constitutional amendment to establish that corporations are not human beings. Read More
Justice Ginsberg Speaks Out Against Citizens United in New Interview Posted on August 31, 2013 (January 4, 2021) Democracy Amendments In a recent and rare interview, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed her continued criticism of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizen United ruling. Read More
Our Comparative Analysis of Amendment Bills in the 113th Congress Posted on August 21, 2013 (January 4, 2021) Democracy Amendments Read More
Money in Politics, Corporate Power, & American Democracy: A Debate Between FSFP’s John Bonifaz & NH Rep. John Hunt Posted on August 12, 2013 (January 4, 2021) Democracy Amendments MONEY IN POLITICS, CORPORATE POWER, & AMERICAN DEMOCRACY: THE CALL FOR A 28TH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION A DEBATE BETWEEN JOHN BONIFAZ & REPRESENTATIVE JOHN HUNT NH STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN HUNT AND JOHN BONIFAZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE, DEBATE CITIZENS UNITED V. FEC, MONEY IN POLITICS, & THE MOVEMENT FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO RECLAIM OUR DEMOCRACY. WHEN Read More
Another Citizens United — But Worse. Posted on July 31, 2013 (December 28, 2020) Democracy Amendments Think the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United was bad? A worse one may be on the horizon. The New Yorker recently covered the controversial McCutcheon Supreme Court case which could toss out campaign spending limits and effectively bring more money into the political system. The Amendments Free Speech for People have endorsed would correct the problem even under the worse case of McCutcheon. The article reads: Read More