To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Demand the U.S Congress Pass S.J. Res. 29
We the undersigned believe that unlimited spending by large corporations and unions is undermining the democratic process by effectively blocking the average citizen from the process. For this reason, we respectfully ask that you pass Resolution S.J. 29 to bring the spending on elections under control.
Why is this important?
The Supreme Court may treat corporations like people who can spend whatever they want on elections, but the American people don't have to accept it, said Democratic senators who proposed a constitutional amendment Tuesday to retake control of campaign spending.
The proposed amendment would grant Congress the power to regulate campaign contributions to federal candidates and expenditures concerning federal elections; the same powers would be granted to the states with respect to state elections. The amendment would essentially reverse the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling, which found that corporations have the right to spend unlimited sums of money in federal elections.