Today is the eleventh anniversary of the Supreme Court’s #CitizensUnited v. FEC decision: a thread.
Eleven years after the Supreme Court put a for sale sign on U.S. elections, our democracy has been corrupted to favor those with the biggest checks at the cost of the American people, and as we saw on January 6, it is more fragile than ever.
The voices of everyday families are overpowered by special interests and corporations are funding seditious members of Congress and dark money groups that organized and incited a violent and deadly assault at the United States Capitol Building.
This attack on our government was one of the darkest moments of our nation’s history, making it all the more necessary that we strengthen the foundational principles of our democracy and restore trust in government.
Now is the time to pass the #ForThePeopleAct into law, which will put an end to the dominance of big money in politics, bring dark money into the light, address many of the challenges voters face in casting their ballots, and strengthen ethics/accountability for public officials.
We must also keep fighting to fully overturn #CitizensUnited by passing the #DemocracyForAll Amendment (H.J. Res 1) sponsored by Congressman Ted Deutch. We applaud @RepTedDeutch for his longtime leadership on this amendment.
On this 11 mark of #CitizensUnited and in the midst of one of the most defining moments in our nation’s history, we are more committed and energized than ever to fight against the corruption fueled by corporate special interests and restore power back to the American people.
Our democracy’s brightest days lie ahead. 🇺🇸
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