Maine is the 13th state to call for an amendment, with major bipartisan support
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Congressman McGovern Introduces Two Constitutional Amendments to Overturn Citizens United
Religious Leader Jim Wallis: "People are made in the image of God and corporations are not."
Which of the 13 Amendment Bills Now in Play in Congress We Support, and Why
New Jersey is now the 9th state to call for an amendment
Massachusetts becomes 7th state to call for a Constitutional Amendment
Free Speech For People Submits Testimony for US Senate Hearing on Citizens United
New Mexico Legislature Calls for a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
State Resolutions Introduced in Support of Amending the Constitution
Laura Lundquist
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
July 22, 2012
National support is growing for policies and bills that oppose personhood for corporations, especially in elections.
Last week, the Montana Secretary of State announced the November ballot would include I-166, an initiative to make a state policy saying corporations should not receive individual rights.
Public support for such initiatives is high.
Steve Rosenfeld discusses with Tamara Piety, author of Brandishing the First Amendment: Commercial Expression in America, what may be next if corporations have constitutional rights: almost no way to ensure truth in advertising.
Here's an excerpt from the article featured on AlterNet:
Richard L. Hasen
July 19, 2012
Slate
The new campaign finance order puts the corruption of the 1970s to shame.
Excerpt:
James Warren
July 14, 2012
The Daily Beast
Richard Posner is the most influential conservative judge outside the Supreme Court. And he thinks its campaign-finance ruling encourages bribery. James Warren on Posner's latest shot—and Scalia's gun love.
Amy Domini has written a great OpEd in The Hill newspaper, detailing how Citizens United and a system based on privileged access for insiders hurt small businesses and innovators who are the real drivers of our economy.
The piece highlights the work of our partners, the American Sustainable Business Council and also mentions Free Speech For People's work engaging business leaders in the campaign to put American democracy back on a level playing field.
Here's an excerpt:
John Bonifaz
July 13, 2012
YES! Magazine
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court justices behind the notorious decision struck down a century-old Montana law curbing corruption in politics. Last week, California became the largest state yet to officially join the movement to end Citizens United for good.
Jeff Clements
July 10, 2012
Missoulian
July 11, 2012
Angela Carella
July 6, 2012
Stamford Advocate
In Stamford Thursday night, democracy worked to try to make democracy work better.
The State and Commerce Committee of the Board of Representatives passed a resolution calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would prohibit corporations, unions and wealthy individuals from spending unlimited amounts of money to influence elections.
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