Summary
House Democrats, led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, introduced the We the People Amendment to overturn Citizens United, aiming to curb corporate influence in elections.
The constitutional amendment asserts that constitutional rights apply only to individuals, not corporations, and mandates full disclosure of political contributions.
Jayapal cited Elon Musk’s massive campaign spending and subsequent financial gains as proof of the ruling’s harm.
Advocacy groups praised the move, calling it necessary to combat corporate power and dark money in politics, but Republicans have not backed the proposal.
finally something actually based, this would be such a good amendment.
To late, but DO IT!!
Way too little, way too late.
Nice idea, but you’re a decade late and billions of dollars short.
OTOH, it has always been important to keep introducing bills showing what you stand for even when they have no chance of passing, which (theoretically) builds public support over time (by getting press coverage and talking about it in interviews and on the campaign trail). For example Repubs have introduced bills to kill all or parts of the ACA over 50 times since it was passed, and they do that with lots of other issues–they just push and push and push their agenda regardless of whether it can pass.
But Dems don’t. It’s hard to take this effort by Dems seriously when the first time they’ve attempted to do this is only after the effects of the Citizens United ruling have come to full fruition. I know the only time they’ve had the majority again since the ACA was passed was the first half of Biden’s term and they did get some good things done during that time. But the idea is to relentlessly try to do what you’re sent there by your voters to do. So I guess it’s a … start?
Instead of throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks, immediately get rid of the gerontocracy (Schumer, Pelosi), regroup, find a leader with some balls and declare open warfare on Republicans. It’s not like there isn’t any ammunition.
Exactly, the conservatives have spent the last 40 years gradually doing exactly this and the Democrats have spent the last 40 years denying that reality and laughing off the right wing, talk show type populists while they slowly took control of the GOP and the court system.
