To Hand Power ‘Back to the People,’ House Dems Propose Amendment to Reverse Citizens United
https://www.commondreams.org/news/citizens-united-corporations-are-people
To Hand Power ‘Back to the People,’ House Dems Propose Amendment to Reverse Citizens United
https://www.commondreams.org/news/citizens-united-corporations-are-people
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About goddamn time. Citizens United should’ve been trashed ages ago. Not that this amendment has any chance of success rn, unfortunately.
Wow, they couldn’t have done this in, you know, 20-fucking-10?
“Now that it’s too late and there would be no way to enforce it…”
It’s about that time.
They need to pitch this openly to all working class people as an immovable demand, and an explanation on how this oppresses us all. They really need grassroots support for this to work.
It will fail this time. It will fail next time and the time after that. It should be proposed again and again and again until it passes. Citizens United is the scourage of our politics.
Yes, this is something we all need.
It’s going to be real easy to say, “where was this energy in 2010” and it would be justified. But we have to resist that and champion this. Encourage good behavior and demand more of it.
MAGA succeeds when we all turn into cynics
Wont pass now and would’ve have been passed in 2010 (for those saying “this should have been done in 2010”). There’s simply no way that enough of the GOP states would ratify such an amendment.
you know how republicans kept pushing bills to repeal obama care for years and years.
Dems should have been pushing to repeal this ad naseum for the last 15 years.
This is the answer. This is at the root of ALL our issues with government. The people need to rise up and fight back together over this issue.
Yes! This is what the democrats need to be doing.
Long overdue..and possibly too little too late.
Too little too late but it’s nice to see them trying instead of worrying about being primaried out of office come Midterms.
People saying “it’s too late” or saying that this should’ve been done back in 2010, look, we have to at least *try* and keep trying. This should be introduced over and over and over and over and over, etc.
This should be a major pillar of the Democratic party’s platform, a constant talking point, and universally agreed upon by all Democratic candidates for any federal position. Because the further we move forward into the future, the more difficult it is to undo.
Better now than never.
Unfortunately too little too late.
The Power’s been swung so far right — SOOO far right that the meter broke. It broke SO BAD that there’s maybe a few ways the US can survive this, and they aren’t pretty.
I wish there was a Secret Servive Agent who thought to himself.. “you know what.. ” but hey.
THE DEOMOCRATIC PARTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RUNNING ON THIS SINCE IT PASSED.
Do the fairness doctrine next.
Bring back Fairness in Broadcasting Act of 1987 S. 742 that Reagans corrupt ass vetoed with updates for news apps/websites etc.
This is job number fucking one. Money is the root of all evil.
We need to end gerrymandering while we’re at it, and also add some additional eligibility requirements to be president, such as at least 10 years in elective office, to prevent future demagogues from taking power like Trump did.
I kinda think it needs a new name. Citizens United sounds like a good thing and a lot of people can’t be bother to read past article headlines. Myself included sometimes.
Best time to overturn citizens united was the day after it passed. The 2nd best time is ANY DAY NOW
Great start. Many years too late but let’s fucking do this.
Kinda needed this *before* democracy died.
They can start by saying “we aren’t going to take money from Billionaires any more”
Except they’re still out there trying to get money from the “good” billionaires. This is just performative.
Minority party wants to remove citizens united. Not when they had the numbers to pass the bill, just when they know it will go nowhere need to make a gesture to their bitter base. To little, to late.
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