From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): This past Saturday marked the 13th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous 5-4 Citizens United ruling, which opened the floodgates to unlimited amounts of campaign cash to be spent by special-interest groups. At a … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): SIGN NOW at https://act.commoncause.org/petitions/fight-back-against-big-moneys-influence-overturn-citizens-united-and-pass-the-disclose-act/: Congress must pass the DISCLOSE Act and overturn Citizens United >> Breaking news: an ultra-conservative businessman just made possibly the largest political donation ever – giving $1.6 BILLION to lock in far-right public policy … Continued
PA’s Wealthiest Billionaire Jeffrey Yass and Other Ultra-Rich Individuals Pump Millions Into 2022 Campaigns, Mostly to Republicans Who Will Cut Their Taxes and Supported Trump’s January 6th Insurrection Harrisburg, PA: The 99% Pennsylvania campaign released a new report today in … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): SIGN NOW at https://act.commoncause.org/petitions/tell-congress-end-big-moneys-stranglehold-on-our-democracy: Congress must put an end to Big Money’s stranglehold on our democracy. How can we trust our elected officials to combat climate change when their campaigns are benefitting from massive amounts of … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The disastrous 5-4 Citizens United Supreme Court decision over a decade ago opened the floodgates to corporate money in politics. But it’s not just U.S. money that’s being used to influence our elections. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/21/time-citizens-united-go-us-oligarchs-poured-12-billion-2020-elections The figure represents a 39-fold increase compared to spending in 2010, the first election held after the widely decried ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. JAKE JOHNSON January 21, 2022 Marking the 12th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s … Continued
661 Billionaires Pumped $1.2 Billion Into 2020 Elections—About 1 Out of Every 10 Dollars Contributed As American Tycoons Translate Riches Into Political Clout WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twelve years after the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to big money in politics … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/21/big-deal-lawmakers-reintroduce-constitutional-amendment-overturn-citizens-united Published on Thursday, January 21, 2021 by Common Dreams “We cannot allow the wealthiest individuals and corporations to flood our elections with cash through complex webs of super PACs and dark money groups that put special interests … Continued
The Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision has allowed corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections, anonymously confuse the public on science, and delay action on critical public health, safety, and environmental protections. That’s why we’re supporting … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/05/over-120-groups-call-congress-back-constitutional-amendment-overturning-citizens Published on Thursday, September 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “America needs to be responsive to the people, not to corporations and special interests, or it is no longer a democratic republic.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Danielle … Continued