Watch now! The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann featuring FSFP Political Director, Steve Cobble. Posted on November 17, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments Segment begins at 12:05. Read More
McGovern backs amendment to exclude corporations as ‘people’ Posted on November 17, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Bobby Caina Calvan November 16, 2011 Read More
Congressman McGovern Introduces the People’s Rights Amendment Posted on November 15, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments CONGRESSMAN JIM MCGOVERN INTRODUCES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILL TO OVERTURN CORPORATE PERSONHOOD ‘Corporations Are Not People’ ‘PEOPLE’S RIGHTS AMENDMENT’ WOULD REPEAL CITIZENS UNITED RULING AND THE CORPORATE RIGHTS DOCTRINE Read More
Q&A: Jeff Clements – New book looks at corporate power shift Posted on November 15, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments Keila Szpaller The Missoulian November 13, 2011 Missoula isn’t alone in its call for people to have more power than corporations in politics, and a new book called "Corporations are not People" talks about how the balance tipped the other way over the past three decades. Read More
Congressman McGovern Introduces the People’s Rights Amendment Posted on November 15, 2011 (August 27, 2020) Democracy Amendments CONGRESSMAN JIM MCGOVERN INTRODUCES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BILL TO OVERTURN CORPORATE PERSONHOOD ‘Corporations Are Not People’ ‘PEOPLE’S RIGHTS AMENDMENT’ WOULD REPEAL CITIZENS UNITED RULING AND THE CORPORATE RIGHTS DOCTRINE WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim McGovern of Massachusetts introduced today a constitutional amendment bill to overturn the US Supreme Court’s January 2010 ruling in Citizens UnitedRead More
“Corporations Are Not People”: Activists Push Amendment to Revoke “Corporate Personhood” Posted on November 9, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments Democracy Now November 9, 2011 Read More
Philadelphia Freedom: Businesses for 28th Amendment and Note on OccupyPhilly Posted on November 4, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments November 4, 2011 Jeff Clements I’m in Philadelphia to testify at a legislative policy committee on Citizens United and corporate political spending. Here’s a my testimony, Government of and by the People? Corporate Political Spending in America After Citizens United and the Urgent Need for the 28th Amendment. Read More
Jeff Clements to testify tomorrow at campaign finance and Citizens United hearing at Philadelphia City Hall Posted on November 3, 2011 (October 28, 2020) Democracy Amendments Join Jeff Clements, FSFP Co-Founder, tomorrow morning, Friday Nov. 4th, in Philadelphia, for a hearing about campaign finance and how to respond to the Citizens United ruling. The hearing is being held by the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee — that is, the policy-setting arm of the Democratic caucus of elected Representatives at the state level.Read More
Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United introduced in US Senate Posted on November 1, 2011 (October 28, 2020) Democracy Amendments U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Michael Bennet introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision. The amendment calls on Congress to correct the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance allowing virtually unlimited corporate and special interest spending in elections. Joining Udall and Bennet as original cosponsors of the legislation areRead More
Watch now! FSFP Director, John Bonifaz, on the Dylan Ratigan Show Posted on October 27, 2011 (August 6, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More