Statement of Ralph Nader on Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
Jan 21, 2010

Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission shreds the fabric of our already weakened democracy by allowing corporations to more completely dominate our corrupted electoral process. It is outrageous that corporations already attempt to influence or bribe our political candidates through their political action committees (PACs), which solicit employees and shareholders for donations. With this decision, corporations can now also draw on their corporate treasuries and pour vast amounts of corporate money, through independent expenditures, into the electoral swamp already flooded with corporate campaign PAC contribution dollars.

This corporatist, anti-voter decision is so extreme that it should galvanize a grassroots effort to enact a Constitutional Amendment to once and for all end corporate personhood and curtail the corrosive impact of big money on politics. It is indeed time for a Constitutional amendment to prevent corporate campaign contributions from commercializing our elections and drowning out the civic and political voices and values of citizens and voters. It is way overdue to overthrow “King Corporation” and restore the sovereignty of “We the People”!

For more information or to arrange interviews contact:
Ralph Nader
202-387-8034
January 21, 2010

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Don’t let corporations steal our elections

PublicCitizenInc
January 21, 2010

http://www.dontgetrolled.org

Keep corporate money out of our elections.

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FreeSpeechforPeople.org kickoff video

freespeechpeople
January 21, 2010

Congresswoman Donna Edwards and constitutional law professor Jamie Raskin speak out against the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC and call for a mass movement of people to support a constitutional amendment. Visit FreeSpeechforPeople.org to learn more and get involved!

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Action Alert:

Save Democracy

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Supreme Court ends limits on corporate campaign spending By Michael Doyle

John Bonifaz on the Democrats Stunning Loss in Massachusetts and the Forthcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Corporate Financing of Elections

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  12. Prohibit contributions except from constiqunts of a candidate absolutely no suport from non human intity with no human rights. preferably by constitution al ammendment.

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