Saturday, July 12, 2014

Senate Judiciary Committee Backs Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ | Common Dreams

Senate Judiciary Committee Backs Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ | Common Dreams

"Constitutional amendments are often proposed but rarely advanced to the stage of serious debate. What moves any meaningful amendment from mere paperwork to serious consideration is the popular will of the great mass of Americans. And the popular will of the great mass of Americans have been abundantly clear since the United States Supreme Court struck down barriers to corporate control of democracy with its 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling."