Californians Call for a Constitutional Amendment to Get Corporate Money Out of Politics | Common Dreams

The state of Alabama needs to follow this example.

Statement of Mary Zhu, Democracy Is For People Team Leader, Public Citizen’s Democracy Is For People Campaign

WASHINGTON - May 8 - Today, I am proud to be a Californian. I’m here with people from across the Golden State on the steps of the California State House in Sacramento to show support for Assembly Joint Resolution 22 (AJR 22). This resolution calls upon Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, take democracy off the auction block and preserve constitutional rights for people – not corporations.

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