2013 Articles

The Citizen’s United v FEC decision by the Supreme Court has opened the floodgates to campaign spending by deep-pocket anonymous donors. The following articles and reports portray the aftermath of this decision:

May 12, 2013: John Nichols: Let Wisconsin vote money out of politics. The Cap Times

May 7, 2013: Chris Murphy: ‘Soul-Crushing’ Fundraising Is Bad For Congress. Huffington Post

May 1, 2013: As Maine Goes… a Bipartisan Call to Overturn ‘Citizens United’. The Nation

April 30, 2013: Maine Becomes 13th State to Call for an Amendment to Overturn Citizens United. Bangor Daily News

April 20, 2013: NRA/Senate Fail — How to Turn Tragedy Into Opportunity. Huffington Post

April 15, 2013: ‘Watergate baby’ Bob Edgar leads today’s clean-elections movement. Paul Fanlund via the Cap Times

April 11, 2013: Pennsylvania Court Deals Blow to Secrecy-Obsessed Fracking Industry: Corporations Not The Same As Persons With Privacy Rights. Alternet

April 3, 2013: Fort, Whitewater pass Move to Amend referenda. Jefferson County Daily Union

April 3, 2013: Video: Lawrence Lessig: We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim. TED

March 28, 2013: Over 18,000 Wisconsinites Call for a Statewide Vote on Citizens United. Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

March 28, 2013: West Virginia House Of Delegates Calls For Citizens United Constitutional Amendment. Huffington Post

March 25, 2013: Article V Convention To Amend Constitution Pushed By Several States. Huffington Post

March 20, 2013: In Bi-Partisan vote, New Hampshire State House calls for a U.S. constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Free Speech For People

March 20, 2013: Lobbyists 2012: Out of the Game or Under the Radar?. Open Secrets

March 19, 2013: Josh Silver: A Cure for Political Corruption. Huffington Post

March 14, 2013: Good News: New Mexico Legislature Upgrades Its Public Financing System. Public Campaign

March 13, 2013: Overturning Citizens United: Is a Constitutional Amendment the Best Path to Limit Dark Money?. Democracy Now

March 13, 2013: Feingold Says Citizens United Ruling Has Caused ‘Cancer on Our Democracy’. Legal Times

March 12, 2013: Bernie Sanders Renews Push for Constitutional Amendment. Bernie Sanders

February 26, 2013: Lobbyists fear shakedown if Supreme Court lifts campaign contributions cap. The Hill

February 23, 2013: Citizens United 2.0? Supreme Court Could Further Open Door to Money in Politics. Truthout

February 21, 2013: Citizens United: California Poised To Become Largest Electorate To Vote On Constitutional Amendment. Huffington Post

February 19, 2013: SCOTUS To Rule on Direct Campaign Contributions. New York Times

February 15, 2013: You Would Know Us Well, Pump Carpenter. Mike McCabe, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

February 15, 2013: ‘We the People Amendment’ introduced in House. Daily Jefferson County Union

February 13, 2013: Obama’s State Of The Union Address Lacks Call For Campaign Finance Reform, Irking Reformers. Huffington Post

February 12, 2013: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Claims Money Is Not Speech. ABC News

February 8, 2013: $143 Million in Financial Industry Cash Fuels Opposition to Consumer Watchdog. Public Campaign

February 6, 2013: Gore: Democracy in America has been ‘functionally corrupted’. CNN

February 5, 2013: Senators Pledging to Block Wall Street Watchdog Have Received $143 Million in Financial Industry Cash. Public Campaign

February 1, 2013: Three Years After Citizens United, More Campaign Finance Cases Loom. Law.com

January 30, 2013: Court ruling blamed for most expensive election in history. Bill Lueders, Wisconsin Cap Times

January 28, 2013: Yes, we need referendum on unlimited campaign spending. Wisconsin Cap Times

January 27, 2013: Secret Donors Finance Fight Against Hagel. New York Times

January 23, 2013: McGovern Introduces Two Constitutional Amendments to Overturn Citizens United. Northborough Patch

January 23, 2013: Why An Unknown Senator Named CeCe Is a Breakthrough in the Campaign Money Wars. Mother Jones

January 22, 2013: As Obama Starts Term Two, ‘Citizens United’ Turns Three. Non Profit Quarterly

January 20, 2013: Move to Amend: Citizens United is Just the Tip of the Iceberg. Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap via Common Dreams

January 19, 2013: Citizens United Third Anniversary Marked By Reformers With Push For Constitutional Amendment. Huffington Post

January 17, 2013: “Billion-Dollar Democracy” Shows Unprecedented Impact of Big Money in 2012 Elections. U.S. PIRG

January 17, 2013: Campaign To Overturn Citizens United: LA Set To Become Largest Electorate To Weigh In. Huffington Post

January 16, 2013: Court opened door to $933 million in new election spending. The Center for Public Integrity

January 10, 2013: Campaign Finance Reform In Congress Moves Forward With Little Hope For Passage. Huffington Post

January 8, 2013: Congress is Less Popular than Cockroaches. Public Policy Polling

January 8, 2013: Call Time For Congress Shows How Fundraising Dominates Bleak Work Life. Huffington Post

January 2, 2013: Cashing In On Obstruction: How Mitch McConnell’s Abuse of the Filibuster Benefits His Big Money Donors. Public Campaign Action Fund