To: President Donald Trump
Pres. Obama: Nominate a justice who will overturn Citizens United!
This is a once in a lifetime chance to overturn both Citizens United and the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Do NOT waste this opportunity by nominating someone who is noncommittal on this crucial matter.
Make sure that whomever you nominate goes on record agreeing that constitutional rights were meant for people -- NOT corporations -- and that spending millions of dollars to influence elections is NOT a form of free speech protected by the 1st Amendment.
Make sure that whomever you nominate goes on record agreeing that constitutional rights were meant for people -- NOT corporations -- and that spending millions of dollars to influence elections is NOT a form of free speech protected by the 1st Amendment.
Why is this important?
The 2010 Citizens United ruling stands as one of the worst Supreme Court rulings ever, which is why over 75% of Americans agree it should be overturned.
The next Supreme Court justice will undoubtedly be a critical vote on everything from climate change to women's rights to workers' rights to health care. All of these issues (and others) have been dominated by wealthy special interests able to spend unlimited money to buy elections and legislators thanks to Citizens United and other corrupt court rulings. This, more than anything else, is what has rigged our system to benefit the wealthiest few Americans at everyone else’s expense.
Do NOT nominate a moderate to the court who is unwilling to commit to fixing this. Let overturning Citizens United be your (and our) litmus test for whether a nominee will be ruling in favor of ALL Americans, or just the wealthiest 1%.
Let this be a legacy you and your children can be proud of.
The next Supreme Court justice will undoubtedly be a critical vote on everything from climate change to women's rights to workers' rights to health care. All of these issues (and others) have been dominated by wealthy special interests able to spend unlimited money to buy elections and legislators thanks to Citizens United and other corrupt court rulings. This, more than anything else, is what has rigged our system to benefit the wealthiest few Americans at everyone else’s expense.
Do NOT nominate a moderate to the court who is unwilling to commit to fixing this. Let overturning Citizens United be your (and our) litmus test for whether a nominee will be ruling in favor of ALL Americans, or just the wealthiest 1%.
Let this be a legacy you and your children can be proud of.