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Citizens vs. Citizens United
from the Detroit Metro Times:
Citizens vs. Citizens United
By Curt Guyette
Published: March 14, 2012
The backlash to the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling two years ago continues to mount.
Recently, this rag reported on the nascent effort to amend the U.S. Constitution to say that money isn't speech and corporations aren't people.
Last week a group of Michigan good-government activists announced plans to try to amend the state Constitution in order to compel disclosure of corporate efforts to influence elections.
Backers of the proposed Corporate Accountability Amendment say they have two main goals:
* The first is to require "instant disclosure” of "corporate-funded political communications and lobbying in Michigan.”
* The second is to require corporate backers who fund political ads to identify themselves in the same way that candidates now have to.
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* The second is to require corporate backers who fund political ads to identify themselves in the same way that candidates now have to.
The complete piece is at: http://metrotimes.com/news/citizens-vs-citizens-united-1.1285317