Rep. Deutch Introduces OCCUPIED Constitutional Amendment To Ban Corporate Money In Politics
Rocco
In one of the greatest signs yet that the 99 Percenters are having an
impact, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Judiciary
Committee, today introduced an amendment that would ban corporate
money in politics and end corporate personhood once and for all.
Deutch’s amendment, called the Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining
the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy (OCCUPIED)
Amendment, would overturn the Citizens United decision, re-
establishing the right of Congress and the states to regulate campaign
finance laws, and to effectively outlaw the ability of for-profit
corporations to contribute to campaign spending.
“No matter how long protesters camp out across America, big banks will
continue to pour money into shadow groups promoting candidates more
likely to slash Medicaid for poor children than help families facing
foreclosure,” said Deutch in a statement provided to ThinkProgress.
“No matter how strongly Ohio families fight for basic fairness for
workers, the Koch Brothers will continue to pour millions into
campaigns aimed at protecting the wealthiest 1%. No matter how fed up
seniors in South Florida are with an agenda that puts oil subsidies
ahead of Social Security and Medicare, corporations will continue to
fund massive publicity campaigns and malicious attack ads against the
public interest. Americans of all stripes agree that for far too long,
corporations have occupied Washington and drowned out the voices of
the people. I introduced the OCCUPIED Amendment because the days of
corporate control of our democracy. It is time to return the nation’s
capital and our democracy to the people.”