Category: Democracy Amendments

Burlington Free Press

Nicole Gaudiano

April 14, 2012

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If you’re on your computer this weekend and not scrambling to finish your taxes, you might enjoy a look at this video featuring our co-founder, Jeff Clements.

Jeff puts our campaign for a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United in historical context, including the major moves by corporatist forces on the Supreme Court leading up to Citizens United, and also the many ways people have risen up in the past to over-rule the court, by amending the consitution to restore or expand democracy for the people.

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The Vermont state Senate voted on Wednesday to call for a Constitutional Amendment saying that corporations are not people.

The vote was 26-3, and included support from five of the state Senate’s eight Republican members.

The Vermont state House is expected to vote shortly.

We congratulate and thank our friends at Public Citizen and Move to Amend for leading this effort in Vermont.

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Northampton City Council to debate corporate ‘personhood’

Bob Dunn

Gazettenet.com

April 12, 2012

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Our friends at Ben & Jerry’s have just recorded a new, short video to introduce GetTheDoughOut.org, the website of our partnership with them and Business For Democracy.

We’re delighted with it. Check it out at: http://GetTheDoughOut.org
 

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Twelve attorneys general urge Congress to amend the Constitution.

By Cathy Mckitrick, April 5, 2012

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"several organizations have sprung up around the country – among them Move to Amend and Free Speech for People – opposing the notion that corporations are people and money is speech.

"This letter marks an important milestone in the movement to reclaim our democracy," Free Speech for People’s executive director John Bonifaz said in a statement.

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LED BY MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL MARTHA COAKLEY,  A COALITION OF 11 ATTORNEYS GENERAL SUBMIT LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE US CONGRESS   “An Important New Milestone in the Movement to Reclaim Our Democracy”   BOSTON, MA – Free Speech For People, a national campaign pressing for a constitutional amendment to overturn the US Supreme Court’s
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Concerned about unlimited contributions by corporations for political advertising, [Masschusetts] Attorney General Martha Coakley has submitted a formal letter to Congress urging an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.  The letter sent Wednesday to Congressional leadership was signed by AG Coakley and 10 other state Attorneys General. 

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By HANNAH DREIER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thursday, March 22, 2012

State lawmakers are wading into the ongoing battle over corporate money in politics.

The California Assembly passed a resolution Thursday calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn the 2010 Citizens United decision, which held that corporations can spend unlimited sums to influence elections.

(See the full article here.)

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