Regulating Money in Political Campaigns: Where are the MA leaders?

From the Washington Independent:

Sen. Al Franken and 16 other senators are proposing a constitutional amendment that would return the authority to regulate money in political campaigns to state and federal governments, an ability that was partly undermined by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizen United decision. The Senate amendment, which has a recent House counterpart, would give Congress and states the authority to regulate money spent in federal and state political campaigns.

Only one of our MA congressmen--Jim McGovern-- has signed onto this.  Where's Stephen Lynch?

In late October 2011, our soon to be ex-Congressman, Stephen Lynch, stated that he supports a Constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United (read up on my blog post here). I heard it with my own ears, and I have witnesses! So what is he waiting for?

And what are our other Congressional members waiting for? 

Meanwhile, we have leaders at the state level, and we can lead by example by passing legislation to curb Citizens United here in Massachusetts. Sen. Jamie Eldridge has introduced "A Resolution Memorializing the Congress of the United States to Restore Free Speech", and with local grassroots pressure, we can actually get this thing passed. 

Get informed and get organized: on Monday, join Occupy Boston and Sen. Eldridge to discuss how to push back and reclaim our democracy. 

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More info

• A whole bunch-o'-links and stuff at this blog post: Money, Influence, Corporations, Corruption, Lobbying 

State Legislation

• MA Legislation to address Corporate Power: Influence and Accountability « We Can Occupy 
• MA A Resolution Memoralizing the Congress of the United States to Restore Free Speech - legislation tracker/guide at Progressive Massachusetts 

Federal legislation

• H. J. Res. 86: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections (GovTrack.us)