Corporations Are Not People
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Category Archives: Action in the States
Taking Constitutional Day Seriously- And A New Challenge to Citizens United
Constitution Day commemorates the anniversary on September 17, 1787 of the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The Constitution was not ratified without vigorous national debate and the addition of the first ten Amendments, our Bill … Continue reading
Maine Overwhelmingly Passes Cross-Partisan Resolution For Constitutional Amendment On Citizens United v. FEC
Maine has become the 13th State to enact a resolution demanding the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution that will overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous misinterpretation in the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case. In that 5-4 decision, … Continue reading
West Virginia Enacts Resolution For A Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Citizens United
West Virginia has become the twelfth state to enact a resolution calling for a Constitutional amendment that will reverse Citizens United v. FEC. The West Virginia resolution, taking note of the strong cross-partisan opposition unlimited election spending and to the … Continue reading
Landslide! Montana Voters Give The Boot To Citizens United, Reject Activist Courts Creating “Corporate Rights”
Montana, Colorado Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Citizens United 75-25% Cross-Partisan Call for 28th Amendment to the Constitution: “Corporations Are Not People and Money Is Not Speech” Montana voters, calling for the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, have proved decisively the … Continue reading
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Pre-Election Must Viewing: FRONTLINE’s Report From Montana
Check out this Frontline report from Montana. Here’s the preview. The full show is here. The report prompted Montanans to protest about DC front groups corrupting the state and, apparently, a break-in to the Montana Political Practices Commission the night after … Continue reading
Denver Debate and Colorado’s Amendment Initiative
I’m here in Colorado for a couple of book events this Friday- – one at Barnes and Noble on 16th Street in Denver and the other in Boulder (details here). The campaign for a Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United … Continue reading
Massachusetts Calls for 28th Amendment to Overturn Citizens United; Bipartisan Vote; 7th State to Do So
Massachusetts is Seventh State to Call for Constitutional Amendment: No to Citizens United and “Corporate Rights:” Passage of Amendment Resolution is Bipartisan Massachusetts has become the seventh state to call for passage and ratification of the 28th Amendment to the Constitution that … Continue reading
SCOTUS to America in Montana case: “The Facts Are Irrelevant.”
The Supreme Court, lining up in the same sharply divided 5-4 position as in Citizens United, summarily reversed the Montana Supreme Court in ATP v. Bullock, striking down a 100-year old state restriction on corporate spending in Montana elections. Montana … Continue reading
Corporate Headquarters Capital Confronts Corporate Power
Updated with this piece from the Stamford Advocate, July 6. A full vote of the Stamford Board of Representatives on a resolution calling for a Constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United is expected soon. Stamford, Connecticut is a wonderful city … Continue reading
Will Massachusetts Be Next to Demand 28th Amendment? Bay Staters should ask their representatives.
Here’s my op-ed in the Fall River Herald News about the demand across Massachusetts (sixty-two cities and towns so far) for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. A resolution (S.772) calling on Congress to send the 28th Amendment to … Continue reading
More on the Montana Rebellion: Unanimous contempt for Citizens United
The Montana Supreme Court’s decision in Western Tradition Partnership v. Attorney General (Opinion 12-30-11) directly challenges the empty rhetoric and dangerous delusions about corporations in Citizens United v. FEC. Citing with painstaking detail a factual record of corrupt corporate domination of … Continue reading
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Huge Win– Montana Supreme Court Upholds Montana Ban On Corporate Money in Elections!
Agreeing with a gutsy defense of the rights of Montana people by Attorney General Steve Bullock, the Montana Supreme Court has rejected a Citizens United-based challenge to the Montana Corrupt Practices Act. The Court said this: The question then, is … Continue reading
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CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE 