It has been almost 14 years since the Supreme Court issued its infamous Citizens United ruling.

• For all that time, billionaires and Big Business have been free to spend literally as much as they want “influencing” — i.e. corrupting and distorting — our elections.

• People sense, accurately, that America is becoming a plutocracy — a nation of, by, and for the rich, the rest of us be damned.

• That gives conspiracists and demagogues an opening to offer false solutions and to exploit fascistic impulses.

• The very future of our democracy is hanging in the balance.

Public Citizen called for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United within moments of the decision being handed down on January 21, 2010.

And we’ve been a leader of that movement ever since — with a remarkable 22 states, along with over 800 cities and towns, passing resolutions or ballot initiatives in support of an amendment.

Now it’s time to take the next step toward overturning Citizens United.

The Democracy for All Amendment — which would overturn Citizens United — has been reintroduced in the United States Senate.

Tell the Senate: Pass the Democracy for All Amendment to overturn Citizens United and restore real democracy in America.

Take action today even if you’ve signed petitions before in support of overturning Citizens United — there’s no such thing as doing too much to protect our democracy!

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Thanks for taking action.

For democracy,

- Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen
 
 
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