“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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
David P. Crocker has a fistful of credentials from the U.K. and the U.S., including a JD from the University of Maine. He was a clerk on the Maine Supreme Court and claims to have a good deal of experience…
In yet another victory on a ballot initiative, the voters of Los Angeles approved a resolution, Proposition C, to call for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision. The resolution passed with 76.6% support from L.A. voters. The…