Category: Democracy Amendments

Undo Citizens United Now

New Mexico Politics

Steve Fischmann

December 12, 2011

Folks from both the political left and right are understandably furious. The lion’s share of our national wealth and income is increasingly concentrated in the hands of 1 percent of the population while the ranks of the poor continue to grow – almost 25 percent of our children live in poverty – and the middle class sees less opportunity in its future than at any time since the Great Depression.

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Massachusetts AG Martha Coakley: “Time to put the electoral process back in the hands of the people, not corporations.”

 

For Immediate Release
Contact: Blair FitzGibbon, 202-503-6141
December 9, 2011

MA AG Martha Coakley: “Time to put the electoral process back in the hands of the people, not corporations.”

Becomes First Sitting State Attorney General To Support A Constitutional Amendment to Overturn the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United Ruling

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John Bonifaz: Corporate Money As A Form of Speech

The Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court crippled American democracy.  By equating money to speech our Supreme Court shifted the power of our great political system away from the people it was created to serve.  The ability to give political contributions became greater than the ability to stay informed and vote.  Our guest today, John Bonifaz, director and co-founder of Free Speech For People, believes that this decision is wrong and has to be undone.

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