campaign finance

"One Dollar, One Vote: Will Democracy Survive Citizens United?"

Date: 

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 7:00pm

One year ago the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the McCutcheon v. FEC case; it struck down longstanding limits on how much money any one individual can donate to a campaign. While the 2010 Citizens United case allowed corporations to make unlimited campaign expenditures,McCutcheon lifted the aggregate amount one individual can contribute directly to candidates and parties from $123,000 to over $3.6 million.

Jeffrey Clements talk on corporate personhood

Date: 

Sunday, November 9, 2014 - 3:00pm

Jeffrey Clements,  author of Corporations Are Not People,  will visit Bloomington on Sunday,  November 9,  3 p.m.,  at Barnes and Noble.  The occasion,  sponsored by MoveToAmend.org/in-bloomington,  is the new edition of his book.  Clements was Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts,  filed an amicus brief in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,  and is Chair of the Board of Free Speech for People.

Move to Amend House Party

Date: 

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 7:30pm

Move to Amend-South Central Indiana has joined the national Move to Amend 2013 Pledge to Amend Campaign.  Its objectives:  Get your state legislators to pledge support for the We the People Amendment and begin discussions about introducing Move to Amend model state legislation in 2014.  Grow capacity and organizing skills of your group.  Grow number of petition signatures and organizational endorsements from your community.  (Additional details at www.movetoamend.org.)

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