cross-posted from Sum of Change
We at Sum of Change are hard at work going through video of nearly 60 panels from this year's Netroots Nation. You can click here to view all our NN10 videos. Tonight, we are releasing part 2 of our video highlights from Saturday's panel: Undoing Citizens United: A Comprehensive Plan to Prevent Corporations from Buying Elections.
To start us off, Lisa Graves talks about the current makeup of the Supreme Court and why we must act now:
Undoing Citizens United: A Comprehensive Plan to Prevent Corporations from Buying Elections
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If you think corporations have too much influence in politics, just wait. In January, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that giant corporations can pour money directly into elections. They can spend billions on attack ads and robocalls to support or oppose candidates, all the while avoiding disclosure. Progressives cannot let this stand. The panel will present the full spectrum of remedies to Citizens United—including federal, state and local legislation to restrict corporate spending in elections, public financing of campaigns and a constitutional amendment—and a plan for implementing them.
PANELISTS: Marge Baker, Rep. Donna F. Edwards, Lisa Graves, Robert Weissman, Representative Alan Grayson
Congressman Alan Grayson: Why Corporations Come to D.C. to Lobby
Congresswoman Donna Edwards: The Court is Challenging Us.
Robert Weissman: Citzens United is One of the Worst Decisions In US History
Congressman Alan Grayson: Absurd to Think Corporations Aren't Trying to Buy Government
Lastly, here is our interview with Congresswoman Donna Edwards:
We've got several more videos to post from this panel. You can check Sum of Change on Monday for the last round of videos which will talk more about the process for fixing the Citizens United decision.
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