Check out the ballot initiative for getting corporate money out of politics called The Montana Plan. We are starting to collect signatures to get it on the ballot. It basically changes the Montana constitution to redefine corporations so that they cannot contribute to campaigns.
"Whether big-money candidates win or lose, democracy is distorted when hundreds of millions of dollars nationwide are spent in elections by corporations, uber-wealth donors and super-PACs."
Absolutely. In spite of the Citizens United decision, Corporations aren't people, and should not have excessive power in funding elections. Neither should PACs. They distort the will of the people and minimize the power of an individual's vote. Yes, we need campaign finance reform. Using Illinois as an example was surely convenient. The problem reaches across the whole country. As long as we're thinking reform, consider the effects of the lobbyists who go on all year filling the pockets of legislators with money from their corporate masters for favors.
It’s always about the money.
Even if Congress did something (not very likely, since they're the ones who benefit from the largess), the Supreme Court would overturn it!
We will need a Constitutional Amendment unless the Supreme Court rejects its earlier ruling that a corporation is a "person."
Is it within the Supreme Court's purview and power to do so?
Check out the ballot initiative for getting corporate money out of politics called The Montana Plan. We are starting to collect signatures to get it on the ballot. It basically changes the Montana constitution to redefine corporations so that they cannot contribute to campaigns.
"Whether big-money candidates win or lose, democracy is distorted when hundreds of millions of dollars nationwide are spent in elections by corporations, uber-wealth donors and super-PACs."
Absolutely. In spite of the Citizens United decision, Corporations aren't people, and should not have excessive power in funding elections. Neither should PACs. They distort the will of the people and minimize the power of an individual's vote. Yes, we need campaign finance reform. Using Illinois as an example was surely convenient. The problem reaches across the whole country. As long as we're thinking reform, consider the effects of the lobbyists who go on all year filling the pockets of legislators with money from their corporate masters for favors.