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Citizens United

National Review: Hillary Says We Should Rewrite the First Amendment, If That’s What It Takes to Reverse Citizens United

Hillary Clinton endorsed a constitutional amendment today to reverse the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC​. Clinton said that the Citizens United ruling should be reversed “once and for all, even if it takes a constitutional amendment,” according to MSNBC’s Ari Melber. In Citizens United, the Court ruled that the First Amendment protects […]

Breitbart: HILLARY CALLS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO LIMIT POLITICAL SPEECH, BLASTS CEOS, HEDGE FUND MANAGERS

In her first campaign appearance since announcing her candidacy on Sunday, Hillary Clinton called for a constitutional amendment to restrict political speech by overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Clinton also tried to frame herself as a populist by blasting CEOs and hedge fund managers. At a Tuesday roundtable event at Kirkwood Community College […]

The Washington Post: Changing pay-to-play politics

As the April 6 editorial “Political speech or corruption?” argued, it’s easier and easier in this post-Citizens United world for big campaign donors to attempt to influence our elected officials or even effectively select each party’s nominee months before voters get to weigh in. While we should not rush to judge Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), […]

Cagle: Democrats with Their Heads in the Clouds

As Congress jetted off to yet another recess, many liberals caught the first plane out of town. Here in Washington, DC the preferred airport of most Members of Congress is Ronald Reagan National Airport. Located on the banks of the Potomac it’s the fastest way out of town and back to their home districts. The […]