Sunday, August 01, 2010

Civic engagement for the week of Sat, Jul 24- Fri, Jul 30, 2010:

Advocacy campaigns:

Ask your candidates to take the pledge, to protect America from unlimited corporate spending in our elections by supporting a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's decision giving corporations the same First Amendment rights as people. Blog

Take action to pass the Fair Elections Now Act.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that corporations are entitled to spend unlimited funds in our elections, rolling back a century of modest limits. The First Amendment was never intended to protect corporations. Add your name to petition calling for a constitutional amendment to reverse this disastrous decision! Blog