Maine Sen. Bennett, Other Lawmakers and Mainers Call for an End to Citizens United

Maine Sen. Bennett, other lawmakers and Mainers call for an end to Citizens United

The landmark SCOTUS case has allowed unchecked corporate and union spending to political campaigns for the past 16 years.

Citizen’s United Paved the Way for Trump’s Corporate Grift

Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Citizens United that allows corporations to flood our elections with unlimited amounts of money.Lisa Gilbert and Robert Weissman, co-presidents of Public Citizen, issued the following statement in response:“Sixteen years ago, Citizens United unleashed a torrent of corporate spending that has directly enabled the cozy and self-serving relationships corporations and billionaires have been abl…

Maine politicians call on Congress to limit explosion in campaign cash unleased by Citizens United

The push for a constitutional amendment to overturn the landmark ruling has faced entrenched opposition, but some hope public revulsion at the sheer volume of campaign spending will nudge Congress toward reform.