In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC opening the floodgates for corporate spending in elections, our campaign to restore Government By the People continues to grow.
Tens of thousands of people have signed our petition calling for a constitutional amendment to ensure the government's authority to limit corporate influence in elections.
Dozens of national, state and local organizations have signed on to endorse our coalition's resolution in support of an amendment (and we expect this number to get into the hundreds very soon).
And today, People For the American Way released the results of a new poll we commissioned that shows broad support, across the political and ideological spectrum, for "fixing" Citizens United -- including support for a constitutional amendment.
The numbers don't lie. And they show that elected officials who were quick to praise the Roberts Court's judicial activism in Citizens United are woefully out of touch with Americans.
- 78% believe that corporations should be limited in how much they can spend to influence elections, and 70% believe they already have too much influence over elections.
- 73% believe Congress should be able to impose such limits, and 61% believe Congress has done too little in the past to limit corporate influence over elections.
- Of the over 60% of Americans who have an opinion on a constitutional amendment to fix Citizens United, support runs greater than 2 to 1.
- 82% support limits on electioneering by government contractors, and 87% support limits on bailout recipients.
- 85% support a complete ban on electioneering by foreign corporations.
- 75% believe that a publicly traded company should get shareholder approval before spending money in an election.
- 69% think that the President, in the event of a Supreme Court vacancy, should nominate a Justice who supports limits on corporate spending in elections.
Our poll of 1,200 Americans is the largest of its kind so far, but other polls conducted in recent weeks corroborate our findings.
Here's what YOU can do:
1. If you have not done so, please make sure you are counted in this growing national movement -- sign our petition calling for a constitutional amendment (the only true comprehensive "fix").
2. Get organizations and clubs of which you are a member to endorse our coalition's resolution.
3. Call your members of Congress and tell them that you support a constitutional amendment to undo the hard the harm of Citizens United and save our elections from corporate domination. (Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121)
4. Join the nearly 15,000 people who have become fans of "Amending the Constitution so Corporations Can't Buy Elections" on Facebook.
5. DONATE to our campaign -- this will be a long and challenging campaign and we'll need substantial resources to sustain our efforts (this current campaign-building phase is especially critical).
Thank you for all you do. And stay tuned for more updates.
-- Ben Betz, Online Communications Manager
P.S. As always, we feel the need to remind you that we and the other organizations engaged in this effort do not take amending the Constitution lightly. We know that this is a remarkable and difficult endeavor, but it is the only recourse we have been left with as a result of the Roberts Court's judicial overreach. The Founders gave us tools to fix this problem when they created the ability to amend the Constitution and now is one of those times in our history that we are called upon to do just that.
Please continue to stand with us in this campaign.
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