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
Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Call on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment To Reverse Citizens United Posted on October 4, 2010 (July 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments Bipartisan Group of Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Calls on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment To Reverse Citizens United Read More Boston Review-Democracy After Citizens United Posted on September 21, 2010 (July 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments See these essays by Free Speech For People Director, John Bonifaz, FSFP General Counsel, Jeffrey Clements and Congresswoman Donna Edwards in the online forum, "Democracy After Citizens United," hosted by the Boston Review. Restoring the Constitution, by John Bonifaz and Jeffrey Clements A Call to Bold Action, Representative Donna Edwards Read More Blagojevich and Legal Bribery Posted on August 18, 2010 (August 18, 2020) Democracy Amendments By SCOTT TUROW Published: August 17, 2010 The New York Times Chicago “With all respect to Wanda Brandstetter, the Constitutional amendment this nation most urgently requires is one that reverses the notion that unrestricted political spending deserves protection as free speech. Without that, who could fault a juror for looking around at contemporary political lifeRead More Previous page …37 38 39 40 41 Next page … 47
Boston Review-Democracy After Citizens United Posted on September 21, 2010 (July 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments See these essays by Free Speech For People Director, John Bonifaz, FSFP General Counsel, Jeffrey Clements and Congresswoman Donna Edwards in the online forum, "Democracy After Citizens United," hosted by the Boston Review. Restoring the Constitution, by John Bonifaz and Jeffrey Clements A Call to Bold Action, Representative Donna Edwards Read More
Blagojevich and Legal Bribery Posted on August 18, 2010 (August 18, 2020) Democracy Amendments By SCOTT TUROW Published: August 17, 2010 The New York Times Chicago “With all respect to Wanda Brandstetter, the Constitutional amendment this nation most urgently requires is one that reverses the notion that unrestricted political spending deserves protection as free speech. Without that, who could fault a juror for looking around at contemporary political lifeRead More