Must See Infographic: : Who Controls the Political Process | The Big Picture (3/2012):
Ask Bill: How can ordinary people help to overturn or nullify the Citizen United Decision? from BillMoyers.com
WebSites Dedicated to Reversing Citizens United
- We the People, Not We the Corporations | Move to Amend
- Reclaim Democracy for the People! | freespeechforpeople.org
- Amend 2012 - Because only People are People | Amend2012.org
Local Action on Citizens United repeal
- How Can Ordinary People Fight Citizens United? | Ask Bill | BillMoyers.com (1/20/2012)
- 1) Do not underestimate your power as an agent of change -- "Citizen" is the most important office in the country!
- 2) There is strength in numbers -- find others in your community with whom you can work together
- 3) Do not worry about seeming "naive" or take to heart any cynics or fatalists. We have amended our Constitution before, and it can be done again--but not without you.
- Medford Rep.[Sean Garballey] signs on to amendment challenging Citizens United decision - (1/27/2012)
- Many towns are working on passing resolutions at Town Meeting in support of repealing. There's stuff going on in Needham too! If you are interested, email occupytheburbs@gmail.com
- Sudbury League of Women Voters Sponsors Forum on Campaign Finance Reform - Sudbury, MA Patch (1/4/2012)
- New England Town Meetings To Challenge Corporate Personhood | Common Dreams (2/3/2012)\
- Speaker [Jeff Clements] makes case to overturn ‘Citizens United’ - Sudbury, MA - The Sudbury Town Crier
MA/STATE ACTION ON CITZ UNITED/CAMPAIGN $
- S772: MA Legislature bill to memorialize Congress to pass a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United
- Lowell Sun: Eldridge eyes several limits on campaign donations with ethics bills | Senator Eldridge (2/1/2012)
- Bill's OLD show: just after Citz U decision: Bill Moyers Journal. After Citizens United | PBS (2/19/2010)
- Super PACs And Big Money In Politics | On Point with Tom Ashbrook (2/9/2012)
- Full Show: How Big Banks are Rewriting the Rules of our Economy | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com (1/27/2012)
- Bill Moyers talks with former Citigroup chairman John Reed and former Senator Byron Dorgan to explore how our political and financial class shift economic benefits to the very top.
- Great discussion: Lawrence Lessig on Money, Corruption and Politics | On Point with Tom Ashbrook (1/2/2012)
OBTV: Rep Corey Atkins and Donna Palermino on "Corporate Personhood"
SuperPacs can raise unlimited $ from corporations or unions. Candidate can help raise the money but cannot coordinate w/ the SuperPAC as to how it's used.
BACKGROUND/INFORMATION
- The Age of Citizens United, by digby (Jan. 23, 2012)
- " It's clear that many of us are confused about Citizens United "
- Primer: How Super PACs Rake It In | Demos (2/8/2012)
- Looks like a good collection of links/need to review more carefully but for now: Money in Politics -- Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission news
- Regulating Money in Political Campaigns: Where are the MA leaders? (December 2011)
- Senators Introduce Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Citizens United | ThinkProgress (Nov. 2, 2011)
- Congress Moves on Ethics - NYTimes.com (2/3/2012) In a politically wise turnabout, the Senate did the right thing on Thursday in approving a long-needed ban on Congressional lawmakers and staffers using confidential information they pick up as government insiders in making stock trades
- Donors With Agendas - NYTimes.com (2/23/2012) -
- The presidential primary season is being brought to you by a handful of multimillionaires and companies who have propped up the candidates with enormous donations to their “super PACs.” Just two dozen or so individuals, couples and companies have given more than 80 percent of the money collected by super PACs, or $54 million, according to disclosure forms released on Monday.
- Another 2012 Campaign for Sale - NYTimes.com (2/7/2012)
- Elections Are For Suckers | Common Dreams (2/8/2012)
- Our own elections, the ones our government has modeled for the world, are a hoax. What other word should we use to describe this year’s presidential election, whose outcome will turn on which party’s super PACs gets the most generous bribes from billionaires? The Republicans, enabled by decisions of a Supreme Court they still control, were the first out of the gate and are far more culpable in destroying our system of popular governance. But the Democrats, no less committed to winning at any cost to political principle, have now jumped in.
- Starve the Beast' -- The Pentagon | Common Dreams (2/8/2012)
- How citizens united affects cities/towns: Instead of firing teachers, closing libraries and senior centers, and cutting bus routes, let's put the Pentagon on a diet.
- Open Secrets data: Star Telegram: Texans among top presidential campaign donors | 2012 Presidential Campaign | (2/5/2012)
- why/what are their aims/what do they want? Texans pumping more than $20M into presidential election
- Ohio Lawmakers Introduced 33 Bills Based on ALEC Model Legislation | Truthout (2/8/2012)
- Kochs sinking $700,000 into Wisconsin ads : National Tea Party goes all in to save Scott Walker - The Plum Line - The Washington Post (2/8/2012)
- DEMOS: POLL: Only 11% of the wealthy say #unemployment is a top priority--good thing they make up 93% of #SuperPAC donors. #p2 (2/2012)
- Charts and Graphs | Auctioning Democracy: The Rise of Super PACs and the 2012 Election | Demos (2/2012)
- Record Political Ad Spending Powered by Special Interest Groups - CNBC (Nov 8 2011)
WHO'S BEHIND THE SUPER PACS?
- The "People" Behind the Super-PAC Explosion | Mother Jones (2/7/2012)
- Charts: Wall Street Blows All Other Political Donors Away | Mother Jones (1/26/2012)
- DEMOS: CHART: Who gives to #SuperPACs anyway? Individuals and businesses made up 72.7% of all donations--unions, 9.1%. #p2
- America's Biggest Super PAC Donors - The Colbert Report - 2012-02-02 - Video Clip | Comedy Central
- "Super PACs haven't led to billionaires secretly buying democracy; they've led to billionaires PUBLICLY buying it."
- Contran's (Sort Of) Donation to the U.S. Billionaires Super PAC - OpenSecrets Blog | OpenSecrets (2/9/2012)
- DEMOS: POLL: Only 11% of the wealthy say #unemployment is a top priority--good thing they make up 93% of #SuperPAC donors. #p2 (2/2012)
- SuperPAC Super Payday: How Rich Donors Could Get Billions from Taxpayers | Crooks and Liars (2/25/2012)
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- New Report Blasts Super PACs As “Bad For Democracy” | Progress Illinois (2/2012)
- Nancy Pelosi Launches 'Stop Colbert' Campaign In Favor Of DISCLOSE Act (VIDEO) (2/9/2012)
- The Billionaires' Brokered GOP Convention | Truthout 2/9/2012
- Supreme Court Asked To Double Down On Citizens United | ThinkProgress (2/10/2012)
- The presidential super PACs: five takeaways - Sunlight Foundation (2/1/2012) - 90 ppl account for 79% of superPac donations
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