Thursday, December 08, 2011

Sanders Files ‘Saving American Democracy Amendment’ | Common Dreams

Sanders Files ‘Saving American Democracy Amendment’ | Common Dreams:

"The first constitutional amendment ever proposed by Sanders during his two decades in Congress would reverse the narrow 5-to-4 ruling in Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission. In that controversial decision almost two years ago, justices gave corporations the same First Amendment free-speech rights as people.

“There comes a time when an issue is so important that the only way to address it is by a constitutional amendment,” Sanders said of the effort to override the court decision that he labeled “a complete undermining of democracy.” "


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