Video: Senator Cardin, Feeling Pressure from Marylanders, Wants to Amend the Constitution Posted on March 11, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
FSFP Submits Testimony to Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Citizens United Posted on March 10, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here’s our testimony: PDF. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 10, 2010 We the People? Corporate Spending in America after Citizens United Written Testimony of Jeffrey D. Clements Free Speech for People (freespeechforpeople.org) Text minus footnotes: Read More
“Citizens United” Disaster Spreads, Resistance Builds Posted on March 9, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By David Swanson The damage from the Supreme Court’s decision in “Citizens United v. FEC” continues to spread as feared. Newly emboldened corporations are suing to overturn state laws that restrict corporate spending on politics: Read More
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Wednesday on Citizens United Posted on March 9, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments “We the People? Corporate Spending in American Elections after Citizens United” Senate Judiciary CommitteeRead More Rep. Linda Sanchez Bill Says Corporations Not People Posted on March 9, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments HR 4729 IH 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4729 To clarify the situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2010 Read More WV House Passes Shareholder Approval Bill Posted on March 5, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments House Bill Raises Another Red Flag By State Journal Some members of the Legislature want to do what the U.S. Supreme Court has already declared to be unacceptable. All too often, the state Legislature has a habit of raising red flags that show West Virginia is prepared to stand apart when it comes to its relationships with corporations. Take House Bill 4646, for example. Read More Leahy to Hold Hearing on Citizens United Posted on March 4, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Citizens United Supreme Court Case Senate Judiciary Committee Full Committee Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee (Chairman Leahy, D-Vt.) will hold a hearing titled “We the People? Corporate Spending in American Elections after Citizens United.” Contact: Bruce Cohen – Democratic Chief Counsel at 202-224-7703 Wednesday, March 10, 10 a.m. Place 226 Dirksen Bldg. Witnesses Scheduled: Jeffrey Rosen, professor, The George Washington University Law School Doug Kendall, founder and president, Constitutional Accountability Center Read More California Legislature Introduces Resolution Calling for Constitutional Amendment Posted on March 3, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here’s a PDF and the key section: Read More Video: Making a Movement Posted on March 3, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More Iowa Senate Sends Message To Corporations Posted on March 3, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments It didn’t take the Iowa Senate long to respond to the devastating blow to democracy struck in Citizens United v. FEC, voting 49-1 to impose tough new regulations on corporations trying to interfere in elections. In doing so, the Iowa Senate became the first state legislative body to pass significant campaign finance reform responding to Citizens United. The bill promises to regulate corporate interference in elections by: Read More Previous page …40 41 42 43 44 Next page … 46
Rep. Linda Sanchez Bill Says Corporations Not People Posted on March 9, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments HR 4729 IH 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4729 To clarify the situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2010 Read More
WV House Passes Shareholder Approval Bill Posted on March 5, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments House Bill Raises Another Red Flag By State Journal Some members of the Legislature want to do what the U.S. Supreme Court has already declared to be unacceptable. All too often, the state Legislature has a habit of raising red flags that show West Virginia is prepared to stand apart when it comes to its relationships with corporations. Take House Bill 4646, for example. Read More
Leahy to Hold Hearing on Citizens United Posted on March 4, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Citizens United Supreme Court Case Senate Judiciary Committee Full Committee Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee (Chairman Leahy, D-Vt.) will hold a hearing titled “We the People? Corporate Spending in American Elections after Citizens United.” Contact: Bruce Cohen – Democratic Chief Counsel at 202-224-7703 Wednesday, March 10, 10 a.m. Place 226 Dirksen Bldg. Witnesses Scheduled: Jeffrey Rosen, professor, The George Washington University Law School Doug Kendall, founder and president, Constitutional Accountability Center Read More
California Legislature Introduces Resolution Calling for Constitutional Amendment Posted on March 3, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here’s a PDF and the key section: Read More
Iowa Senate Sends Message To Corporations Posted on March 3, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments It didn’t take the Iowa Senate long to respond to the devastating blow to democracy struck in Citizens United v. FEC, voting 49-1 to impose tough new regulations on corporations trying to interfere in elections. In doing so, the Iowa Senate became the first state legislative body to pass significant campaign finance reform responding to Citizens United. The bill promises to regulate corporate interference in elections by: Read More