Unlimited, often secret spending from billionaires and multinational corporations has hurt this country and our election process. If this continues, this corrosive system can result in a government for the highest bidder, rather than of, by, and for the people.

I have held public office several times in my life. Now as a retired small business owner, I can be overwhelmed by big money with no disclosure coming into my Tier 1 community and "buying the media". Complete transparency and full disclosure of all monies and resources to a person and/or political party every 30 days should become normative.

The Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United decision has been an unmitigated disaster for the American people. It is imperative that the Constitution be amended so that it clearly states that corporations are not people and should not have the same rights as people.

Unlimited, often secret spending from billionaires and multinational corporations has been a disaster for democracy. If we do not act, money will continue to inundate our elections and allow the interests of those powerful donors to take precedence over the interests of voters. This corrosive decision greatly helps to make the government accountable to the highest bidder, rather than to the people.

The Democratic Republic of the United States of America has been negatively effected by passage of the Citizens United legislation that allows for unlimited and anonymous political campaign donations and stands as a repugnant trend in money over and above civil values. The Citizens United legislation that was largely funded by "special interest groups" who seeks to enrich themselves and concentrate their power in direct opposition to this nations best interests regarding sustainable clean energy, a "family friendly economy" and civil rights. Most importantly, many of my fellow Americans are deeply concerned about the greater ability of subversion of our nations political process by enemies foreign and domestic by the allowances of Citizens United.

Unlimited, often secret campaign contributions from billionaires and corporations have undermined the core of the democratic process. If we do not act, money will continue to flood into our election process and will overwhelm the voices of voters. This corrosive system can result in a government for the highest bidder, rather than of, by and for the people.

The Supreme Court's ruling in Citizen's United vs. the Federal Election Commission(2010) basically states that when it comes to campaign contributions, corporations should have the same rights as individuals. Getting corporate money out of politics is critical to restoring democracy and the power of our vote. Please join us by signing this petition to Congressman Cleaver to co-sponsor a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizen's United!

Unlimited and often secret spending from billionaires and multinational corporations has been a disaster. If we do not act, money will continue to inundate our elections and overwhelm the voice of voters. This corrosive system can result in a government for the highest bidder, rather than of, by, and for the people.

Co-sponsor amendment to overturn Citizens United.

Unlimited spending from billionaires and multinational corporations is drowning out the voices of individual Americans time after time. They fund attack ads, distortions, and lies that are repeated endlessly through the media, with an aim to confuse and misdirect the electorate. Their purpose is simple - to ensure policies that increase profits, often at the expense of individuals, are propagated. This corrosive system is the antithesis of a government of, by, and for the people.

Unlimited, often secret spending from billionaires and multinational corporations has been a disaster. If we do not act, money will continue to inundate our elections and overwhelm the voices of voters. This corrosive system can result in a government for the highest bidder, rather than of, by, and for the people.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, permitting unlimited corporate spending on elections, is ruining our democracy. Money is not speech, and human beings -- not corporations -- are persons entitled to constitutional rights. We need government of, by, and for the people -- not government for the highest bidder.