Congress must get big money out of politics and restore democratic power to the ballot box where it belongs.
John,
Big news: Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern has reintroduced the Free and Fair Elections Amendment, a bold constitutional amendment to end the domination of big money in U.S. politics and return power to the people.
For 15 years, Citizens United has poisoned our democracy. The Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling gave corporations and billionaires the “right” to spend unlimited sums of money to influence elections. The results have been devastating: over $77 billion spent by billionaires, corporations, and dark money groups to influence U.S. elections.
To fix our broken system, Congress must get big money out of politics and restore democratic power to the ballot box where it belongs.
This amendment doesn’t just open the door for reform. It directly:
✅ Bans corporate spending to influence federal elections;
✅ Caps individual contributions and spending at $1,000 in total per election cycle;
✅ Requires Congress to enact public campaign financing for all federal candidates—or members of Congress forfeit their own salaries until they do; and
✅ Empowers states to set reasonable limits on contributions and spending in state and local elections.
We have a choice: continue letting corporations and the ultra-wealthy drown out the voices of everyday Americans—or act now to restore political equality for all.
