North Carolina

gklagan

(123 posts) Sat Aug 13, 2016, 09:02 AM Aug 2016

Reverse Citizens United in NC

A coalition of groups from across the state is seeking a ballot initiative supporting a constitutional amendment explicitly declaring that corporations do not have the rights guaranteed to natural persons and that money is not speech.

Coalition partners:
Charlotte Area We the People (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County)
Corporations Ain’t People (Jackson, Macon, Swain Counties)
Greenpeace, NC
NC WARN
Occupy WNC
The Canary Coalition
The Climate Times
United to Restore Democracy (Asheville, Buncombe County)
Democracy Spring NC
Mountain People's Assembly
Mountain Voices Alliance
Asheville Buncombe Branch of the NAACP

Here's a link to the petition drive kick off press conference:

To get involved in this project call 828-631-3447 or email info@ncwethepeople.org

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Reverse Citizens United in NC (Original Post) gklagan Aug 2016 OP

An excellent, worthy goal. appal_jack Aug 2016 #1

While I agree with the sentiment completely SCantiGOP Aug 2016 #2

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)

1. An excellent, worthy goal.

Reply to gklagan (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:59 PM

Aug 2016

From what I understand, ballot initiatives in NC are tough to pull off. But if the haters did it a few years ago with Amendment 1 (and then after all their hater efforts, got overturned by a sane court - haha!), then hopefully we can do this against Citizens United. K&R,

-app

SCantiGOP

(13,873 posts)

2. While I agree with the sentiment completely

Reply to gklagan (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 05:06 PM

Aug 2016

It would not actually mean anything if passed. A local or state law cannot override a Supreme Court ruling.
This needs a constitutional amendment or, more reasonably, a few new Justices to rehear this decision that overturned long-established precedent.

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