On Monday, June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn a long-standing Montana law banning independent corporate expenditures for or against electoral candidates. The case is called American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock. Now, corporations and unions can spend […]
Constitutional Amendment
Why We Need a Constitutional Amendment
The Gilded Age was the post-Civil War period of American economic growth, fueled by corporate wealth accumulation. The notion of limiting or banning corporate campaign contributions arose during that era. Many states passed such laws, fearing that the electoral process […]