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Eldridge’s Two-Level Attack on Citizens United

October 25, 2011 By massmarrier

MA Sen. James (Jamie) Eldridge did not throw up his hands last year when the SCOTUS passed Citizens United by five to four. He proposed commonwealth and federal fixes to unlimited, undisclosed campaign and advertising contributions under … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: advertising, campaign-finance, citizens-united, congress, constitutional-amendment, eldridge, General-court, massachusetts

Vermont wants no corporate persons

January 23, 2011 By kirth

It appears that they will do this in spite of Vermont's having lax gun-control laws, which will no doubt cause overwrought hand-wringing by certain individuals. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: citizens-united, corporate-personhood, vermont

The Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Tells the US Chamber to Take a Hike!

January 21, 2011 By gregr

You see, in one of my prouder blogging moments, Citizen United's founder, Mr. Floyd Brown, once threatened to sue me. Now if only we could get the Supreme Court to recognize the horrible mistake they made when they said that Mr. Brown's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: berkshires, chamber-of-commerce, citizens-united

50-Plus Law Professors, former AGs, say Citizens United wrong, May Require Constitutional Amendment

October 4, 2010 By Jeff

After the Citizens United decision last year, leaders like Representative Cory Atkins, Bill Strauss and Senator Jamie Eldridge worked hard on legislative responses to the damage that Citizens United did to our democracy.  But they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-finance.-fair-elections, citizens-united, constitutional-amendment, first-amendment, free-speech-for-people, money-in-politics

Mac D’Alessandro’s clarity on Citizens United & corporate money in politics

September 13, 2010 By cos

[ Edit: I also posted this video on Daily Kos - please recommend! ] One reason Mac D'Alessandro may be, as Red Mass Group's EaBo says, "the most dangerous man running for Congress this year," is his ability to clearly communicate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-finance, citizens-united, ma-09, mac-dalessandro, massachusetts, money, stephen-lynch, video

The “Citizens United” Decision – and the Kochtopus

August 27, 2010 By AmberPaw

The scariest article I have read recently deals with corporate spending run amok, and may explain where the Tea Party got its start and its money. This is a must read.  I want to hear what you all think about this.  Essentially, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: citizens-united, corporatists, grover-norquist, koch-corporation, kochtopus, libertarians

Begging the question on corporations, speech, and Citizens United

February 4, 2010 By David

What follows is not necessarily supported by current law, which in some respects has (erroneously, IMHO) conferred some sort of fictitious "personhood" on corporations.  Rather, it's an attempt to cut through legalisms to get to what's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: citizens-united, first-amendment

Kerry calls for constitutional amendment to counteract Citizens United

February 2, 2010 By David

In testimony before the Senate Rules Committee, Senator John Kerry today announced his support for a constitutional amendment in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. We face two challenges: first, to mediate the impact … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: citizens-united, kerry

A Corporation is NOT a “person” – legislative action needed!

January 23, 2010 By AmberPaw

The Wikipedia explanation of when a Corporation is - and is not a person has some good bibliography.  Essentially, though, a "legal fiction" is when due to case law or settled custom, courts and government pretend something untrue is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bancroft, bill-of-rights, citizens-united, corporate-donations, legal-fiction, santa-clara-county

Pres. Obama: Citizens United “strikes at our democracy itself”

January 23, 2010 By Jeff

President Obama's weekly address today blasted the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the Citizens United case that struck down the McCain-Feingold restrictions on corporate spending in elections. In overruling the Austin v. Michigan Chamber … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 28th-amendment, citizens-united, corporations, democracy, free-speech-for-people, president-obama

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