Tag: Citizens United

Ok, if this isn’t the most ridiculous thing that I have heard in the campaign for US Senator from Wisconsin. The general election is over a year away. We know money is a big deal in 21st Century politics. It doesn’t sound like anything illegal is being considered. And yes…

As posted on USAToday this morning: Democrat Hillary Clinton will call for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in her first 30 days as president, her campaign said. Clinton was slated to announce the plan Saturday in a video message to progressive activists at the…

Whoa whoa wait…you got some ‘splainin’ to do Mr. Heinzelman! Well indeed I do, so hold on to your hats! Citizens United is the most devastating court ruling in my life time. It has tipped the balance of power from the ballot box to the wallet. Money isn’t free speech!…

Yes, yes, YES! Barack Obama has a radical idea for how to reform campaign finance: amend the Constitution. The president told Vox in an exclusive interview that he wants to see such a drastic change, because he thinks the money-in-politics status quo is so damaging to our political system. Arguing…

This is just embarrassing… “Most people haven’t read the Supreme Court’s decision and the referendum question is rather biased.  Pro-referendum activists seem to be forgetting that corporations are invested in, and run by people.  Anyone embracing liberty – both classical and modern liberals – should embrace this SCOTUS decision because…

First, this is a great thing: WI votes to amend $ out of politics:Belleville 85%DeForest 69%Delavan 76%Elkhorn 69%Shorewood 77%Waterloo 61%Waunakee 79%Windsor 70% — John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) April 2, 2014 Nichols’ tweet came before the results were tabulated in the City of Waukesha, which voted 71% to 29% to limit political…

United Wisconsin and Move To Amend – Milwaukee are teaming up to rid the land of the ghastly Citizens United decision. Kick off is today: Volunteer to reverse Citizens United in Wauwatosa | United WisconsinUnited Wisconsin  

This week Monday Move to Amend: Southeast Wisconsin held a press conference> and rally to try to get Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele to sign a resolution to put a referendum on this fall’s ballot asking Congress to amend the United States Constitution stating that corporations are not a persons…

Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold wrote a letter to the New York Times Magazine in response to what he calls an “absurd” piece on the Citizens United decision that Feingold says misses the biggest problem stemming from that disastrous decision: a new form of corruption in our democracy. Here’s Feingold’s…

Interesting Fact #1: 400 American citizens hold more combined wealth (cash, stock and property) than the assets of 155 million Americans combined. Interesting Fact #2: Thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United, those 400 wealthiest Americans now have an unprecedented amount of influence over our nation’s electoral politics….