Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has submitted a bill to possibly curb corporate political spending and ensure transparency for the outlays corporations do make. Brown’s bill is one of several put forth in both houses of Congress by Democrats in reaction to the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission, which essentially [...]
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Possible way to zap Citizens United decision
W e had hoped to be able to recommend MovetoAmend.org to you wholeheartedly as a means for fighting back against a mortal threat to our democracy, the Supreme Court’s execrable Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission decision. Unfortunately, because of MovetoAmend.org’s own tentativeness about fighting this menace, we can only offer it as a potential [...]
