Move to Amend Statement on McCutcheon v. FEC Decision FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 CONTACT: Brian Alenduff, (707) 269-0984, press@movetoamend.org WASHINGTON, DC — “Once again the Court has made its loyalties clear, and they lie not with the American people. The wealthiest individuals already have the power to finance campaigns and now the […]
Supreme Court McCutcheon Ruling Says Democracy Is Up For Sale
In 2010, the US Supreme Court effectively gave US elections over to corporations. They did this with its Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. That ruling was based on its decision in Buckey v. Valeo. Buckey v. Valeo codified that spending money is a form of political speech. Because speech is a constitutionally protected […]