The Amendment Gazette

Taking on amendment critics, part XVII: David Applegate’s “poppycock” is bunk

VictorMTA — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:17:58 +0000

“Supreme Court opinion notwithstanding, corporations are not defined as people under the Constitution, and free speech can hardly be called free when only the rich are heard.” — Warren Rudman, late former U.S. Senator (R) from New Hampshire (1980-1993) After…

Corporate Freedom of Religion

pewestlake — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:00:48 +0000

Can corporations use freedom of religion to challenge government statute? An article in the journal of the American Bar Association analyzes the issues. *** Corporations, like individuals, have the right to engage in political speech, the U.S. Supreme Court said…

Chomsky Pins it on Progressives

pewestlake — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:33:13 +0000

Noam Chomsky is a lightning rod for right wing criticism, which means this website risks permanent guilt-by-association by embedding an eight minute video of nothing but Noam Chomsky speaking. But a funny thing happened on the way to the forum.…

Amendment Support in the Granite State

pewestlake — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:27:42 +0000

Our Turn: We must curb the power of big money in elections By Sen. DAVID PIERCE and ROBERT WEISSMAN For the Monitor Thursday, June 6, 2013 (Published in print: Thursday, June 6, 2013) House Concurrent Resolution 2 calls for a…

Represent.us in Albany for FAIR Elections

pewestlake — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:58:53 +0000

By Josh Silver of Represent.Us: “Today, 100s of volunteers from Albany and Western Massachusetts descended upon the NY State Capitol to make a bold statement in support of the New York Fair Elections Coalition. They’ve been fighting tirelessly to push…

Taking on Amendment Critics, Part XVI: A. Barton Hinkle

pewestlake — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:11:45 +0000

Mr. A. Barton Hinkle has a history of making stuff up so it should come as no surprise that his op-ed denigrating the movement to overturn Citizens United and related case law is entirely premised on fact-free conjecture and fear-mongering…

Amendment Roundup: Catching Up on a Fast-Building Movement

pewestlake — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:33:37 +0000

News and notes from the movement to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United ruling and all that that implies… Universities Join Effort to Overturn Citizens United Decision If the Berkeley referendum is passed, campus leaders…

Taking on amendment critics, part XV: Lawrence Lessig

VictorMTA — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:14:15 +0000

In one of the talks given to TED, ideas worth spreading, legal activist, founder of Rootstrikers and constitutional law professor, Lawrence Lessig conveyed his story of the corrupt, American political system. It’s only 18 minutes long, so take a listen…