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Citizens United

The U.S. Supreme Court made the wrong decision in Citizens United and now, we must reverse their mistake.

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The American people deserve a government that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few.

Unfortunately, over the last few decades the U.S. Supreme Court has made several bad decisions when it comes to money in politics. Most notably, Buckley v. Valeo (1976) and Citizens United v. FEC (2010) have brought more imbalance to our political system, given a bigger voice to wealthy special interests, and eroded our campaign finance laws.

The 2010 Citizens United decision allows corporations and special interest groups to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections—potentially giving them a dangerous amount of influence over decisions that should be left to individual voters.

It is now on the people to fix the Supreme Court’s mistakes and build a stronger democracy. That’s why Common Cause has joined with hundreds of partner organizations to support a campaign to amend the U.S. Constitution and overturn Citizens United.

We’re fighting back against Big Money…

In states and cities

Since 2010, 19 states and nearly 800 local governments have called on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and similar decisions.

In Congress

In 2014, the majority of the U.S. Senate voted for the Democracy for All amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would permit Congress and state legislatures to put sensible limits on political spending. Unfortunately, the bill was blocked by a Republican filibuster.

On the ground

Common Cause activists across the country continue to push for an end to big money’s outsize influence on our democracy by calling their legislators, writing letters to the editor, and more.

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Bloomberg: ‘Dark Money’ Ohio Bribe Verdict Shows Citizens United Limit

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Bloomberg: ‘Dark Money’ Ohio Bribe Verdict Shows Citizens United Limit

The verdict has powerful implications for Ohio and the rest of the country because it shows that while Citizens United may have opened the floodgates of corporate cash, “that doesn’t mean that pay-to-play is legal or right,” said Catherine Turcer, executive director of Common Cause Ohio and a longtime Ohio advocate of campaign finance and government reform.

“Ohioans can rest easy tonight knowing, that at long last, someone will be held accountable,” she said.

Bloomberg: Ohio’s Historic Corruption Case Tests Limits of Citizens United

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Bloomberg: Ohio’s Historic Corruption Case Tests Limits of Citizens United

“We’ve legalized bribery in our campaign finance system,” said Catherine Turcer, executive director of Common Cause Ohio and a longtime Ohio advocate of campaign finance and government reform. “This case proves we’ve essentially set the stage for Ohioans to be taken advantage of. And they were.”

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