Category: Democracy Amendments

Two Supreme Court Justices Come Out Against Money In Politics

Posted on March 14, 2014 (August 20, 2021)

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.

Justice Stevens Calls For Constitutional Amendment To Get Money Out Of Politics In New Book

Posted on March 6, 2014 (August 20, 2021)

Democracy Amendments

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.

Elections for sale: Campaign spending, free speech and hamstrung voters

Posted on February 23, 2014 (August 20, 2021)

Democracy Amendments

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.

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Local Ballots Matter!

Posted on February 18, 2014 (August 20, 2021)

Democracy Amendments

Check out this new video we created of Ellen R. from New Hampshire. In the video, she takes on her town council and effectively turns a "No" into a "Yes" about getting a local resolution passed to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

Click below to watch.

New Video Interview With Robert AG Monks About Citizens United

Posted on February 11, 2014 (August 20, 2021)

Democracy Amendments

Recently we had the opportunity to interview shareholder activist Robert AG Monks about his thoughts regarding Citizens United and the corporatization of democracy. Click to watch the short interview below:

Is Nebraska on its way to being the 17th State to call for a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United?

Posted on February 3, 2014 (August 20, 2021)

Democracy Amendments

Recently proponents to overturn the 2010 Citizens United decision gathered at the State Capitol in Nebraska to demonstrate support for a legislative resolution that asks Congress to overturn the decision with a constitutional amendment.

Proponents of election spending limits urged Nebraska to join a national effort Thursday to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision. Four years ago, the high court ruled political spending is a form of free speech.

Free Speech For People’s Amicus Brief Featured in Roll Call

Posted on January 29, 2014 (August 20, 2021)

Democracy Amendments

In a new article from Melissa Attias at CQ Roll Call "Contraception Case Spurs Legal Briefs From Dozens of Members of Congress" our Legal Advisory Director Ron Fein was quoted in regards to our new amicus brief we submitted in the Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius Supreme Court Case.

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Free Speech For People’s Amicus Brief in Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius Supreme Court Case

Posted on January 27, 2014 (August 20, 2021)

Democracy Amendments

Today, Free Speech For People is submitting an amicus (friend of the court) brief to the Supreme Court in the Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius court case. Click here to read the brief in full.