Corporations are claiming WHAT?! Posted on January 27, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION! Read More
NEWS: Groups Challenge Corporate Claim to Religious Rights in Supreme Court Case Posted on January 27, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ryan O’Donnell – (413) 335-9824 [email protected] Groups Challenge Corporate Claim to Religious Rights in Supreme Court Case Read More
8 Ways To Get Involved On The Anniversary of Citizens United Posted on January 21, 2014 (August 20, 2021) Democracy Amendments 1. Sign our joint petition with Represent.Us. Read More
Together We’re Making It Happen – New Joint Petition With Represent.Us Posted on January 17, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments It’s been four years this month since the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision that equated corporations with people and allowed unlimited corporate spending in our elections. Since the ruling, corporations and big money interests have flooded our elections, at the local, state, and national levels, with an unprecedented amount of campaign expenditures. Read More
The McCutcheon Ruling: What You Can Do Posted on January 13, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments Free Speech for People, along with our allies at Public Citizen, hosted an online conversation featuring Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and superstar activist for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to secret corporate money in elections). Read More
The Money In Politics Webinar That’s Not To Be Missed! Posted on January 8, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and founder of the Stamp Stampede movement, will be the guest in a national webinar tonight, January 8th, at 8:30 PM ET. He will be discussing, along with other allies at Public Citizens and Our Time, about how big money is influencing our elections and the implications of the impending court ruling in McCutcheon vs. FEC. Sign up for the webinar here. Read More
Five Reforms to Make Our Politics Matter Posted on January 3, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments "Why not make 2014 historic?" John Nichols asks in his recent article in The Nation, The Democratic Vistas of 2014: Five Reforms to Make Our Politics Matter. We think that 2014 marks a tremendous opportunity to begin to restore some of our basic democratic principles that have decayed — particularly over the last decade. Read More
Citizens United: States’ responses show election reform is needed Posted on January 3, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments FSFP’s John Bonifaz and Ryan O’ Donnell have written a new op-ed, Citizens United: States’ responses show election reform is needed that has been featured in the San Jose Mecury News. It reads, In the aftermath of Citizens United v. FEC, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that swept away longstanding precedent barring corporate money in our elections, states are still scrambling to adjust. But they are choosing very different paths. Read More
The Top 10 Reasons Why Citizens United Continues to Ruin Democracy Posted on December 19, 2013 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments A quick glance at the top 10 ways the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United vs. FEC has continued to threaten our democracy in 2013. Read More
Watch Our New Animated Video, “Twas The Night Before Citizens United” Posted on December 11, 2013 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments Take a moment to watch and share our new animated video, Twas the Night Before Citizens United, with friends to spread some holiday cheer and a reminder that while we’re well on our way, we still have a lot of work to do to overturn Citizens United and reclaim our democracy. Click below to watch. Read More