Tag Archive | Fair Elections Now Act
Getting Money Out of Politics Is Not Partisan
Surprise! Not everyone has heard of the Citizens United 2010 Supreme Court decision. Research from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press found that 54% of registered voters say they have heard about the decision that allows corporations and individuals to spend as much money as they want on political advertising as […]
U.S. Senate Constitution Subcommittee Hearing
July 17, 2012 is the date set for the hearing to examine pending constitutional proposals to remedy the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has asked Constitution Subcommittee Chairman Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) to hold the hearing. A number of constitutional amendments have been introduced and will be examined […]
