Bill Moyers Essay: The Cowardly Lions of ‘Free Speech’ Posted on July 9, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Democracy Amendments July 6, 2012 Read More
California Legislature Passes Resolution Calling for Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Posted on July 5, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Democracy Amendments California has just become the 6th state to call for a U.S. Constitutional amendment: Read More
John Bonifaz joins Democracy Now to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision on Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act Posted on June 27, 2012 (September 14, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
Massachusetts legislators calling for Constitutional Amendment to reverse Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision Posted on June 27, 2012 (September 14, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Michael Norton and Matt Murphy State House News Service June 23, 2012 BOSTON — Concord Rep. Cory Atkins feels one of her colleagues this election cycle could become the first local victim of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. To hear Atkins tell it, the court’s January 2010 ruling means there’s nothing stopping corporate interests from swooping in days before the election and dumping large amounts of cash into Super PAC ads targeting a particular representative or senator, who would then be unable to respond proportionately. Read More
U.S. Conference of Mayors adopts resolution on corporate personhood. Posted on June 26, 2012 (September 14, 2020) Democracy Amendments At its 80th annual meeting, in mid-June, the U.S. Conference of Mayors voted unanimously, by voice, to: "Establish as a position of the United States Conference of Mayors that corporations should not receive the same legal rights as natural persons do, that money is not speech, and that independent expenditures should be regulated" The resolution can be viewed at: http://usmayors.org/category/resolutions/80th_Conference/metro18.asp Read More
Montana Ruling Could Fuel Campaign to Amend Constitution Posted on June 26, 2012 (September 14, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Eliza Newlin CarneyRoll Call June 26, 2012 The Supreme Court’s Monday ruling to strike Montana’s ban on corporate campaign spending opens a new chapter in the political money wars, fueling an improbable but increasingly vocal movement to amend the Constitution. Read More
Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act Posted on June 25, 2012 (September 14, 2020) Democracy Amendments Contact: John Bonifaz, 413-253-2700 or 617-529-4611Date: June 25, 2012For release: Immediate STATEMENT OF JOHN BONIFAZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE on the US SUPREME COURT’S DECISION STRIKING DOWNMONTANA’S CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT Read More
How Top Law Professors Are Working To Expand Corporations’ Constitutional ‘Rights’ Posted on June 22, 2012 (September 14, 2020) Democracy Amendments Alternet Steven Rosenfeld June 18, 2012 Academia’s best and brightest include conservatives who help corporations hide behind the First Amendment to protect profits. Read More
Voter Initiative on Citizens United Will Be on Ballot in Montana this November Posted on June 21, 2012 (September 14, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
Reading tea leaves: an update for those watching & waiting Posted on June 19, 2012 (September 14, 2020) Democracy Amendments The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue its procedural decision in the Montana case challenging Citizens United. Here’s a good attempt to interpret where things may be headed, based on the very limited information made public so far, from Brenda Wright’s blog "Policy Shop", published by Demos: Supreme Court Delays Decision On Montana Money In Politics Case Brenda Wright Read More