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
Republican former Congressman: Citizens United = Dred Scott; corporate personhood = oligarchy Posted on October 14, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Post originally appeared on Corporations Are Not People Jeff Clements October 14, 2012 Read More
Senator John McCain says Citizens United is Supreme Court’s “worst decision ever”. Posted on October 12, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Senator McCain (R-AZ), raised his criticism of the Citizens United decision to a new level, calling it the Supreme Court’s "worst decision ever" in a speech at Oxford University on October 10th. Below are excerpts from Huffington Post and Oxonian Globalist reports. — Read More
The New York Times calls for a constitutional amendment to overrule Citizens United. Posted on October 9, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments An editorial in the Sunday New York Times called for a constitutional amendment. Here are a few quick excerpts: The Cacophony of MoneyEditorial, The New York Times, Sunday October 7th, 2012 This is only the first presidential election in the Citizens United era of unlimited spending… Read More
Ahead of Obama-Romney Debate, Over 40,000 Americans Urge Moderator To Raise Issue of Money in Politics Posted on September 28, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Our joint news release today, with Avaaz and unPAC: 41,161 signatures hand-delivered to Jim Lehrer on Thursday Moderator urged to ask candidates, “if elected would you call on Congress to study and propose a Constitutional Amendment designed to reduce the influence of money in our political system” Read More
Movement To Overturn Citizens United Targets 2012 Ballot Measures Posted on September 28, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Derek Cressman Alternet September 20, 2012 From America’s earliest days, states have sent instructions to Congress on constitutional reforms. As we head into the home stretch of the 2012 campaigns, from coast to coast voter frustration with negative campaign ads — and the big money behind them — is more than palpable. Read More
Romney agrees: “We’ve got to get the money out of the teachers unions going into campaigns.” Posted on September 26, 2012 (October 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments It’s being widely reported that Mitt Romney yesterday called for limits on campaign spending by teachers’ unions. A blog post at The Nation puts this succinctly in perspective. The constitutional amendments we support would even-handedly enable the elimination of politcal contributions from for-profit corporations, incorporated non-profits, and incorporated labor unions alike. (For more on this, see our analysis of various bills here.) Read More
Local protest targets business, elections Posted on September 24, 2012 (October 15, 2020) Democracy Amendments News & Record – Greensboro, North Carolina Amanda Lehmert September 24, 2012 Local advocates have joined a national protest against corporate influence over elections. Read More
Latest poll: 83% want limits on campaign spending by corporations, unions, and other organizations. Posted on September 17, 2012 (October 15, 2020) Democracy Amendments Poll: Americans largely in favor of campaign spending limitationsby Morgan LittleThe Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2012 Excerpt: Read More
8 down, 30 to go: Connecticut becomes 8th state to call for a constitutional amendment. Posted on September 13, 2012 (October 15, 2020) Democracy Amendments A majority of Connecticut’s state legislators in both chambers — 88 state representatives and 22 state senators — have signed a letter calling on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. This makes Connecticut the 8th state to call for an amendment, joining California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island and Vermont, which have all passed legislative resolutions, and Maryland, where a majority of legislators have signed a letter similar to this one in Connecticut. Read More