Category: 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

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

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 JOHN BONIFAZ,

CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE,

ON TODAY’S US SUPREME COURT RULING IN MCCUTCHEON V. FEC

Read More

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

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

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

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

Justice John Paul Stevens has written a new book, and in it, he proposes six potential amendments to the Constitution — including one to reform the current campaign finance system. It reads:

Neither the First Amendment nor any other provision of this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the Congress or any state from imposing reasonable limits on the amount of money that candidates for public office, or their supporters, may spend in election campaigns.

Read More

Read this new op-ed from Free Speech For People Co-Founder John Bonifaz and Free Speech For People’s Legal Advocacy Member James G. Exum Jr. Justice Exum is also a distinguished professor of the Judicial Process at Elon University School of Law, and served as a justice on the N.C. Supreme Court, from 1975-1994, including as chief justice, from 1986-1994.

It reads:

Read More