This is a great idea. The terrible Supreme Court decision has given rich people excessive influence on elections and thus on government policies.
BREAKING: We've introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and the irresponsible SCOTUS decisions that came before it.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 19, 2023
Unrestricted dark money has no place in our elections or democracy. We need to return power to people. Once and for all. pic.twitter.com/zUoTbMa11k
Citizens United was one of the most egregious enablers of special interest money. This would be a great thing for Democracy. https://t.co/js58LK40S5
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) January 19, 2023
"Americans should raise their voices to demand that election winners are chosen by the voters, not the donors," a reader writes in #PostLetters. https://t.co/5SlKzmY7Ve
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) January 19, 2023
Editor Commentary: Want to know how bad Citizens United made things? Outside spending for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat in 2004 was just over $45,000. In 2010, it was $3.5 million. In 2016, it was $54 million. In 2022, it was just shy of $100 million dollars.https://t.co/kERCgQkiHr
— David DeWitt (@DC_DeWitt) April 28, 2024
Sad! 