Category: Democracy Amendments
In bi-partisan vote, West Virginia State House calls for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United
Free Speech For People congratulates the West Virginia House of Delegates, and our friends at Public Citizen, along with allies in West Virginia, on a huge victory this morning. The House approved House Resolution 9, calling for a U.S. constitutional amendemnt to overturn the Citizens United case.
New Hampshire State House to Congress: Overturn Citizens United And Get Big Money Out of Politics
CONCORD, NH. –On Wednesday, by a bipartisan vote of 189-139, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on Congress to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United by amending the U.S. Constitution to make clear that corporations are not people with constitutional rights (HCR 2).
In Bi-Partisan vote, New Hampshire State House calls for a U.S. constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United
Update: This was a bi-partisan vote, with 10 Republican Representatives joining Demoracts in passing this resolution.
For Immediate Release
March 20, 2013
Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to Limit Dark Money?
John Bonifaz, executive director and co-founder of Free Speech For People, joined Democracy Now for a debate with Mark Schmitt, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, to discuss whether the push for a constitutional amendment is the best path to overturning Citizens United.
Washington State House to Congress: Get Big Money Out of Politics
Update: This was a bi-partisan vote, with Republican Rep. Jan Angell joining Democrats in approving the resolution.
For Immediate Release
March 8, 2013
In bipartisan vote, Montana Senate calls for an amendment
On February 27th, the Montana State Senate voted to approve State Senate Joint Resolution 19, "encouraging Montana’s elected and appointed state and federal officials to work to amend the constitution… to overturn… Citizens United…". Eight Republican State Senators (Ron Arthun, Edward Buttrey, Jennifer Fielder, Llew Jones, Alan Olson, Scott Sales, Bruce Tutvedt, and Chas Vincent) joined Democrats in supporting the measure.
From The Nation: The Election Reform Moment?
The Nation
John Nichols
This article appeared in the February 18, 2013 edition of The Nation.
Excerpt:
After Launching Multimillion Dollar Lobbying Effort, White House Moves to Affirm Support for Overturning Citizens United
Advocates Urge President to Pass
Congress to Pass Amendment Bill and
Send it to the States for Ratification
WASHINGTON, DC. – On Friday, the White House released an official response to a petition initiated by Free Speech For People that had urged him to “use the State of the Union to call for a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics,” even whi
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California Poised To Become Largest Electorate To Vote On Constitutional Amendment
Below are excerpts from an article in the Huffington Post today. California’s legislature has already passed a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
Citizens United: California Poised To Become Largest Electorate To Vote On Constitutional Amendment
California voters are poised to become the largest electorate to decide whether to support a constitutional amendment that would overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling.