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Curb the Special Interests

Public Citizen has sent me more email that may be of interest to you my readers. Special interests have politicians in their pockets because they have millions to spend and free rein on spending it. Joseph, Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that corporate political spending is the same thing as free speech by living, breathing people. Hundreds of thousands of people like you have signed petitions calling for a constitutional amendment to reverse this absurd ruling.  Now, let’s tell our members of Congress where we stand. Tell your members of Congress to support a constitutional amendment and legislation to undo the damage of  Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission .  Thanks to people like you, the movement to amend the Constitution to combat corporate control of our elections is growing stronger every day. In addition to a constitutional amendment, there are several steps Congress can take to help stop the corporate takeover o...