Citizens United Rejected By Voters In Montana, Colorado Posted on November 8, 2012 (October 30, 2020) Democracy Amendments Paul Blumenthal November 7, 2012 Excerpt from the Huffington Post: Read More
America on its way to overturning Citizens United Posted on November 8, 2012 (October 30, 2020) Democracy Amendments Versions of this Op-Ed have appeared in McClatchy newspapers including The Miami Herald, Las Vegas SunRead More
Huge milestone: we’re now 1/4 of the way to amending the Constitution. Posted on November 7, 2012 (October 30, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here’s some terrific news. With victories yesterday in statewide votes in Montana and Colorado, both by nearly three-to-one margins, we’re now one quarter of the way to amending the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United. Read More
Voters Overwhelmingly Endorse Initiative 166 Posted on November 7, 2012 (May 29, 2020) Democracy Amendments Montana voters strongly endorsed I-166, the Prohibition on Corporate Contributions and Expenditures in Montana Elections Act, by a margin of three-to-one giving the citizen initiative a vote of 75 percent. I-166 received bipartisan support from prominent Montana political figures. Governor Brian Schweitzer (D), Lt. Governor John Bohlinger (R), and former Secretary of State Verner BertelsenRead More
Religious leader Jim Wallis: “People are made in the image of God and corporations are not.” Posted on November 6, 2012 (October 30, 2020) Democracy Amendments Jim Wallis, the theologian, author, and CEO of Sojourners, has a terrific piece in Politico today. Here are some of the finest parts: Our deepest values have no price — our common ground, our common good, caring for our neighbor and looking out for the least and the lost — these are the values that work for us. Sadly, those aren’t the values of the current system. Read More
Money Out / Voters In: Free Speech For People joins with more than 50 organizations in issuing national statement Posted on November 2, 2012 (October 30, 2020) Democracy Amendments Free Speech For People today joined with more than fifty prominent, national organizations to express their concern about two critical threats to our democratic system: corporate influence in elections and laws and official actions that suppress the vote. Under the banner “Money Out, Voters In,” the organizations issued the following joint statement pledging to fight special interest money in politics and to support the rights of all voters: Read More
Quest on to quiet the roar of money Posted on October 22, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Angella Carella Connecticut Post October 20, 2012 Excerpt: "So now money legally talks. It’s corporations and special-interest organizations, now each legally a person, that have megaphones. In the political system their voices are loudest, and threaten to drown out the voices of actual persons. But across the country, actual persons are fighting back." Read More
New poll in CT, MT, WI: 2 out of 3 voters in these states support a constitutional amendment Posted on October 19, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Our friends at the Avaaz "Elections Not Auctions" campaign have just released a new poll showing strong support for an amendment, across party lines, in these states that have high-profile Senate races. Click here for Avaaz’ press release with the details. Read More
New Jersey is now the 9th state to call for an amendment Posted on October 18, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments New Jersey today became the ninth state to call for a Constitutional amendment to overturn the disastrous Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. Its resolution, AR 86, was passed in the Assembly in a bipartisan vote of 50 to 22. John Bonifaz, executive director of Free Speech For People, made the following statement: Read More
Beautiful video of 1,000+ people spelling out “Dump Citizens United” with their bodies on Saturday Posted on October 18, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here’s a beautiful, heart-warming video of how 1,000 people got together on Saturday to spell out "Dump Citizens United" with their bodies, on a beach in San Francisco. We’re proud to have helped make it happen. Read More