A Misguided Supreme Court Decision on Arizona Public Financing Law
"Trigger funds" provisions like those in the Arizona law do not restrict the speech of any candidate or group and are a sensible feature of a public financing system.
"Trigger funds" provisions like those in the Arizona law do not restrict the speech of any candidate or group and are a sensible feature of a public financing system.
Riki Ott | Posted 05.25.2011
In light of the Citizens United decision, people are demanding a transformation. With our passion and energy we can build a popular movement to co-create the democracy we've been promised.
The Hill | Eric Zimmermann | Posted 05.25.2011
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) introduced a constitutional amendment today to overrule a recent Supreme Court decision on campaign spending. The court rul...
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011
Entitlement to constitutional rights and the legal status of personhood imply accountability. So, by extension, if corporations are entitled to First Amendment protection, then why can't they be arrested?
Riki Ott | Posted 05.25.2011
The campaign finance decision is a radical undermining of our sovereign self-governance. It ushers in government of, for, and by The Corporations. It goes beyond stolen elections.
Riki Ott | Posted 05.25.2011
People rule, not property! WE need to amend the Constitution to affirm that only human beings have constitutional rights, not artificial persons, not corporations.
Ilene Angel | Posted 05.25.2011
The problem with the Supreme Court's ruling on campaign finance being based on the first amendment is that this issue is not about free speech; it's about very, very expensive speech.
Sherman Yellen | Posted 05.25.2011
With one ruling the Supreme Court has knocked down the underpinnings of democracy, handing government on a platter to the huge corporations who will use it as a weapon to keep citizens down.
Fred Wertheimer | Posted 08.28.2011