Citizens United & Amending the Constitution

He surely did not intend it, but Sen. Mitch McConnell has made a stunningly compelling case for a constitutional amendment allowing Congress and the states to restore sensible limits on the influence of money in politics. We appreciate his help and his clarity.

Today, The Nation and The Huffington Post published speeches from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 3 other GOP Senate candidates, Rep. Tom Cotton (AR), state Sen. Joni Ernst (IA), and Rep. Cory Gardner (CO), at a secretive donor summit hosted in June by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch.

Newly released documents suggest Gov. Scott Walker was coordinating campaign activity with a purportedly independent group, perhaps violating state law

Citizens United invited corporations, unions and other groups to find ways to circumvent longstanding limits on their political spending; a bombshell report today in Politico exposes just how skillfully they’ve answered the challenge.

A poll released today underscores the public's revulsion at the power of big money in politics and its support for campaign finance reform

Today's announcement that Californians will vote on a proposal to instruct Congress to pass a constitutional amendment reining in the power of big money in our political system is great news for all Americans and our democracy.