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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that corporations are entitled to spend unlimited
funds in our elections, rolling back a century of modest limits. The First Amendment was never intended to protect corporations.

Click here or scroll down to add your name to the tens of thousands calling for a constitutional amendment to reverse this disastrous decision!

"The Free Speech for People Amendment" Petition:

WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations;

WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms;

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC overturned longstanding precedent prohibiting corporations from spending their general treasury funds in our elections;

WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC;

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC will now unleash a torrent of corporate money in our political process unmatched by any campaign expenditure totals in United States history;

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC presents a serious and direct threat to our democracy;

WHEREAS, the people of the United States have previously used the constitutional amendment process to correct those egregiously wrong decisions of the United States Supreme Court that go to the heart of our democracy and self-government;

Now hereby be it resolved that we the undersigned voters of the United States call upon the United States Congress to pass
and send to the states for ratification a constitutional amendment to restore the First Amendment and fair elections to the people.

http://action.citizen.org/t/10315/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=2190&track=DGRtm