Citizens United: The Amendment Option Gains Momentum Posted on January 24, 2011 (June 16, 2022) Democracy Amendments By Jeffrey D. Clements, Principal, Clements Law Office, LLC. Mr. Clements filed an amicus brief in the Citizens United case on behalf of several democracy advocacy organizations, and serves as general counsel of Free Speech for People. He is also author of the ACS Issue Brief, "Beyond Citizens United v. FEC: Re-Examining Corporate Rights.” Read More
New Survey Finds Four in Five Americans Support a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn the Supreme Court’s Decision in Citizens Posted on January 20, 2011 (June 16, 2022) Democracy Amendments January 20, 2011 – On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a new public opinion survey finds that seventy-nine percent of Americans sharply disapprove of the decision and support a constitutional amendment to reverse the Court’s ruling.Read More
Article: Reversing ‘Citizens United’ Posted on January 19, 2011 (July 6, 2020) Democracy Amendments Reversing Citizens United The Washington Post Katrina Vanden Heuvel Read More
Audio: John Bonifaz on Blog Talk Radio Posted on December 20, 2010 (July 6, 2020) Democracy Amendments Hosted by Coffee Party USA, John Bonifaz discusses what needs to be done to reverse the ruling in Citizens United: "To restore the First Amendment to its original purpose, we need to enact a constitutional amendment that puts people ahead of corporations." Read More
Free Speech For People Video Competition Posted on December 17, 2010 (June 16, 2022) Democracy Amendments Free Speech for People is posting a competition for a short video (3 minutes or less) that it wants to release on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Citizens United case.Read More
Legal Pros Say No to Citizens United Posted on November 18, 2010 (July 6, 2020) Democracy Amendments Experts call for Constitutional amendment to take back democracy from corporations Read More
Video: Democracy after Citizens United Posted on November 1, 2010 (July 6, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
Video: Free Speech For People on Democracy NOW! Posted on October 28, 2010 (July 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments "Free Speech for People" Coalition Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Decision Allowing Unlimited Corporate Spending on Elections John Bonifaz, Free Speech For People Director and Voter Action Legal Director, and Jeff Clements, FSFP General Counsel, joined Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez of Democracy NOW! to discuss the latest updates in the fight to restore our Constitution and our democracy to the people. Read More
Citizens United v. America’s Citizens: A Voter’s Guide Posted on October 25, 2010 (July 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments CorpWatch Charlie Cray Read More
Welcome the Monahan Brothers to Washington! Posted on October 13, 2010 (July 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments Five months ago, two brothers—both veterans and both in their sixties—set out to walk across the US for democracy. Like the overwhelming majority of Americans, Laird and Robin Monahan disagreed strongly with the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that confirmed that “corporations are persons” and have the constitution right of “free speech” under the First Amendment. But, instead of getting cynical, they got walking. Read More