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Many of us are still fuming about the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Citizens United case.
“The 2014 election – the most expensive midterm in American history – painfully showed just how much damage the flood of political spending unleashed by the Citizens United and McCutcheon Supreme Court decisions has done to our democracy. Backed by a geyser of money supplied by ultra-wealthy donors and corporations, radical right-wing extremists swept Senate and House races across the country.
The domination of politics by corporations and the mega-rich is a profound threat to democracy and freedom in the United States, and we have to fight back.
Last year, a majority of senators cast a historic vote in favor of on a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. And although the amendment didn’t received the needed 67 votes to pass, we now know who is on record in favor of letting big money buy our elections.
At the state and local level, we’re already winning major victories. Sixteen states and roughly 600 communities have formally demanded that Congress vote to pass a constitutional amendment making it clear that corporations are not people and money is not speech.
This year, CREDO and dozens of allied organizations plan to deliver 5 million petition signatures to Congress calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.”
– CREDO Action
If you’d like to join the cause, sign the petition here!
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Not just Citizens United, the McCutcheon case as well.
Yes, you’re right.
good luck with the petition – change certain needs to be seen in the USA – bought politics is just too ugly – Americans need to take America back for themselves. Enough of these corps.. – they are not people. eh? Eve
Agreed!