Retired Justice John Paul Stevens To Testify on Campaign Finance Posted on April 30, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Democracy Amendments Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is scheduled to testify today on Capitol Hill at a Senate hearing on the high court’s decision to strike limits on aggregate campaign contributions. According to National Law Journal, Read More
FSFP Applauds the Senate Announcement Of Upcoming Floor Vote On the Udall Constitutional Amendment Bill Posted on April 30, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Democracy Amendments Free Speech For People, a national campaign to reclaim our democracy launched on the day of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, applauded today’s announcement that the United States Senate will hold a floor vote this year on Senator Tom Udall’s constitutional amendment bill to allow Congress and the States to regulate and limit the amount of money in politics. Senator Charles Schumer issued this announcement at today’s Senate Rules Committee hearing on the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in McCutcheon v.Read More
Justice Stevens’s Solution for ‘Giant Step in Wrong Direction’ Posted on April 21, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Democracy Amendments A recent New York Times article features an interview and insight from former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and his continued dissent against the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United and the recent McCutcheon v. FEC decision. The article also discusses his new book in which Stevens’ calls for a constitutional amendment to limit campaign contributions. It reads: Read More
The 28th Amendment Roadshow Posted on April 21, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Democracy Amendments Our democracy has been overtaken by corporate interests who have bought favor with politicians, putting up huge roadblocks to any legislation that benefits people. But all over the country people are fighting back and demanding change. In light of the recent Supreme Court McCutcheon v. FEC decision, we need this effort now more than ever. America needs a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that declares that We the People have the authority to regulate election spending and that corporations shall not be endowed with the same rights and privileges as human beings. Read More
The Supreme Court Just Gave You One More Reason to Join the Clean Elections Movement Posted on April 4, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Democracy Amendments In a recent article from Yes Magazine! Writer Fran Korten highlights the fact that now, more than ever, is reason to join in the movement to fight against the corporate take over democracy. She writes, Read More
Statement by FSFP President John Bonifaz On McCutcheon vs Fec Ruling Posted on April 2, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Democracy Amendments STATEMENT BY JOHN BONIFAZ, CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE, ON TODAY’S US SUPREME COURT RULING IN MCCUTCHEON V. FEC Read More
Breaking News: Supreme Court Issues McCutcheon Ruling Posted on April 2, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Democracy Amendments The Supreme Court has done it again. Today, a divided Supreme Court issued its ruling in the McCutcheon v. FEC case, striking down longstanding limits on how much money any one individual can pour into political campaigns across the country. Read More
April Fools! Posted on April 1, 2014 (June 17, 2022) Democracy Amendments The Supreme Court has Ruled that "Gnomes Are People Too" citing the 2010 Citizens United court decision. Clipping of the article from the Daily News below. April Fools! Read More
Free Speech For People Interview on Between The Lines To Discuss Justice Stevens’ Money & Politics Amendment Posted on March 20, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments Click here to listen to a new interview with Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz on Between The Lines to discuss Justice Stevens’ new advocacy of a Constitutional Amendment to reform the current campaign finance system. Read More
Two Supreme Court Justices Come Out Against Money In Politics Posted on March 14, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments This week Free Speech For People highlighted the fact that Justice John Paul Stevens has called for an amendment to get big money out in his new book. However, as our friends at Public Campaign pointed out, he wasn’t the only SCOTUS Justice to come out against the current campaign finance system. Read More