This Tuesday, January 24, 2012, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-19) will join Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Congressman Keith Ellison (MN-5) for a panel hosted by People for the American Way on the growing national movement to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. The impact of Citizens United, which gave corporations the right to spend unlimited and undisclosed amounts of money in our elections, has been on full display during the recent presidential primary elections. The panel will focus on remedies to Citizens Unitedproposed at the local, state, and federal levels. It will be moderated by Marge Baker, Executive Vice President at People for the American Way. 

Congressman Deutch’s Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy (OCCUPIED) Amendment continues to gain momentum in Congress, with cosponsors for H.J. Res 90 growing by the day and the recent introduction of a companion bill by Senator Bernie Sanders, the Saving American Democracy Amendment. The Deutch-Sanders Amendment bans corporations from spending general treasury funds in elections, makes clear that corporations are not people but private entities that can be regulated by people, and authorizes Congress to set limits and require disclosure of all election spending by all entities and individuals. Congressman Deutch will discuss his proposal and other similar efforts to overturn Citizens United on the panel, which will also feature activists at the forefront of this effort at the state and local level. 

WHAT: Panel Discussion on Constitutional Remedies to Overturn Citizens United

WHEN: January 24th, 2012, 10:00-11:30 A.M. EST

WHERE: 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC

WHO: Senator Tom Udall
Representative Ted Deutch
Representative Keith Ellison
Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin
New York City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito
Colorado Activist Elena Nuñez
Marge Baker, Executive Vice President, People For the American Way (moderator)

RSVP to Ashley Mushnick by email here.