Senators McCain & Whitehouse call on Supreme Court to let Montana’s law stand. Posted on May 18, 2012 (June 17, 2020) Democracy Amendments Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have just filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that echoes the arguments we made in our own brief. Free Speech For People’s amicus brief was the first such brief filed in this case, and we also led the filing of a brief in the state court case that is now being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Senators Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Law Banning Corporate Donations By Eliza Newlin CarneyRoll Call StaffRead More
Can Montana Brief End Citizens United? Posted on May 18, 2012 (June 17, 2020) Democracy Amendments Montana’s attorney general is due to file a brief Friday in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to uphold the state’s Corrupt Practices Act. This 1906 law prohibits corporations from making expenditures on behalf of candidates in Montana elections. Read More
Seattle calls for an amendment to overturn Citizens United and make it clear that corporations don’t have constitutional rights. Posted on May 15, 2012 (June 17, 2020) Democracy Amendments Great news from Seattle: Yesterday, the City Council there voted 8-0 to adopt Resolution 31380, joining more than 100 municipalities and four states so far in asking Congress to overturn the Citizens United ruling. Specifically, the Seattle resolution calls on Congress to amend the United States Constitution to make clear: Read More
Fight back to save free speech rights Posted on May 9, 2012 (June 17, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Berkshire Eagle May 9, 2012 Read More
Rhode Island is now 4th state to call for an amendment Posted on May 8, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Democracy Amendments Rhode Island has just become the 4th state to officially call for a U.S. constitutional amendment: "to effectively overturn the holding of Citizens United and it’s [sic] progeny and to permit the governments of the United States and the several states to regulate and restrict independent political expenditures by corporations and wealthy individuals" For the complete text of state resolution H 7899, click here. Read More
Corruption And Citizens United: What Will Supreme Court Do? Posted on April 27, 2012 (June 17, 2020) Democracy Amendments Financial Fraud Law Steven Meyerowitz April 26, 2012 Read More
Editorial Response by Campaign Director Peter Schurman published in National Review: ‘Corporations Aren’t People’ Posted on April 26, 2012 (June 17, 2020) Democracy Amendments National Review Online April 26, 2012 Read More
Amicus Brief Filed by Free Speech For People and Business Groups Urging the Supreme Court to Reverse Citizens United Posted on April 26, 2012 (June 17, 2020) Democracy Amendments FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE AND BUSINESS GROUPS URGE US SUPREME COURT TO REVERSE CITIZENS UNITED Read More
Northampton City Council endorses constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court ‘Citizens United’ ruling Posted on April 20, 2012 (September 14, 2020) Democracy Amendments NORTHAMPTON – The City Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday calling for a Constitutional amendment that would reverse a Supreme Court decision giving corporations the same rights as people. Read More
Vermont becomes 3rd U.S. State to call for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United Posted on April 19, 2012 (June 16, 2020) Democracy Amendments Vermont today became the third U.S. state to pass a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling. Both houses of Vermont’s state legislature have now passed a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment "that provides that money is not speech and corporations are not persons". The resolution is visible here.) Read More