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Democracy is for People Amendment - Newsroom: Bernie Sanders - U.S. Senator for Vermont

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A constitutional amendment to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that allowed unrestricted, secret campaign spending by corporations and billionaires was introduced on Tuesday in the Senate by Sen. Bernie Sanders and in the House by Rep. Ted Deutch. The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission undermined democracy by opening the campaign spending floodgates. Already 11 states including Vermont and more than 300 cities and towns have passed resolutions calling for the ruling to be overturned.
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