Monthly Archives: April 2012

Free Speech for People has filed a brief in the Supreme Court in American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock, a case that challenges Citizens United v. FEC and raises the issue of whether the State of Montana can prohibit election spending by corporations. … Continue reading →

On the April 19th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord that launched the American Revolution, Free Speech for People has released this one-minute video ad, Montana Standing Up. Here’s the link.

Stealing America: Wealthy Interests Are Taking Over Our Political System.  A very interesting, bi-partisan piece from the Pittsburg-Post Gazette, jointly written by  a Republican “political operative” and a former media advisor to President Clinton. They conclude that in America, “we … Continue reading →

I was in Connecticut recently and enjoyed talking about Corporations Are Not People and the People’s Rights Amendment campaign with John Hartwell on Stream of Conscience. Here’s the video:

Eleven Attorneys General have written a letter calling on Congress to move a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United. The 5-4 Citizens United decision holds that Americans cannot limit election spending in national, state, or … Continue reading →

This from Republic Report about sums it up. “Big Pharma has a ROI of 75,500 percent for the lobbying dollars it spends to bar the government from bargaining for cheaper drug prices through Medicare.” 

Move to Amend reports: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2012 CONTACT: Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, National Field Organizing Director, 707-269-0984, info@movetoamend.org Mary Laan, Move to Amend Southeast Wisconsin Coordinator, 414-265-5801, sewmta@movetoamend.org Voters in West Allis, Wisconsin Move to Amend WEST ALLIS – Last night West Allis, … Continue reading →