Category: Democracy Amendments

Click to read this new joint letter to Senator Chuck Grassley urging him to amend the Constitution and support S.J. Res 19.

from FSFP President John Bonifaz, US PIRG Federal Program Director Michael Russo, American Sustainable Business Council Chief Executive Officer David Levine, and Common Cause Vice President of Policy and Litigation, Arn Pearson.

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In light of the Senate Judiciary Committee Meeting on June 3rd we put together this new Buzzfeed post, 28 Reasons Why We Need A 28th Amendment, in order to list some of the many important milestones our movement has made as well as some of the problems that continue to face us. Click here to read.

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We spoke with activist, acclaimed actress, and academy award nominee Debra Winger about why she supports a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

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Click below to read the written testimony of John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and President of Free Speech For People, that was submitted for the June 3rd Committee hearing on Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People.

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This Tuesday, June 3, at 10:30 AM, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on  on SJ Res 19, introduced by Senator Tom Udall, calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, McCutcheon and Buckley V. Valeo to restore the ability of Congress and the states to regulate political spending. SJ Res 19 currently has 40 cosponsors.

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New Hampshire is on the verge of becoming the 17th state to call for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Read below this powerful op-ed that makes the case as to why it should be.

The people of New Hampshire and across the nation are outraged at corporate and wealthy interests, including individuals from the left and the right, spending billions of dollars to control the politics of our state and our nation. They are understandably opposed to having no right as a state to prevent this money from flooding our elections.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced that there will be a vote later this year on SJ Res 19, introduced by Senator Tom Udall, calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and restore the ability of Congress and the states to regulate political spending. SJ Res 19 currently has 40 cosponsors.

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A new poll from Democracy Corps shows that 80% of the American people are against the Citizens United decision.

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Free Speech For People’s written comments into the record for the Committee’s April 30, 2014 hearing, Dollars and Sense: How Undisclosed Money and Post-McCutcheon Campaign Finance Will Affect 2014 and Beyond, regarding campaign finance can be read below. As explained in detail within the comments, we believe that the Supreme Court’s decisions in Citizens United v. FEC
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Free Speech For People is excited to partner with Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE) for the first Clean Elections Convention!

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