Use the above link to read the possible wordings for an amendment, other FAQ's, and to sign a petition.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Democracy is for People
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on January 21, 2010 in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that corporations have the same First Amendment rights as people, and that they can spend unlimited amounts of money on elections. We think corporations are not people and should not be able to trample democracy. One key way to overturn this decision is through a constitutional amendment, which Public Citizen will pursue.
Use the above link to read the possible wordings for an amendment, other FAQ's, and to sign a petition.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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Use the above link to read the possible wordings for an amendment, other FAQ's, and to sign a petition.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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It is not true that the US Supreme Court in Citizens United ruled that corporations and unions have the same rights of free speech as individuals. That principle has been settled law since 1964, when the NY Times won its libel case against certain officials in Mississippi. The NY Times is a corporation. Also, in 1978, the US Supreme Court had ruled that corporations have the same free speech right as individuals to spend money on ballot measures.
If groups don't have free speech rights, then the government would be free to censor political parties, and churches, and political advocacy groups like Independent Voting.
My problem with the ruling is they did not take into account that the owners' of the public company is the public and the public does have a say in how their money is spent.
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