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Kucinich Proposes Constitutional Amendment For Public Funding Of Elections

Posted on January 20 2012 by Congress Watcher

The legislation, would, if passed, begin the process of the ratification of a constitutional amendment to require all federal political campaigns to be funded solely from public sources. Even candidates’ own money could not be used for campaigns. Independent expenditures, under this proposed constitutional amendment, would be prohibited.

Congressional Support for Kicking Corporations out of Elections: 1.31%

Posted on December 12 2011 by Congressional Aid

Just before Thanksgiving in the House of Representatives, Rep. Ted Deutsch of Florida introduced H.J.Res. 90, and a few days later Bernie Sanders followed suit with a Senate counterpart, S.J.Res. 33. The two bills, which contain identical text, are a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment reads: Section 1. The rights protected by [...]

Mike Crapo and Susan Collins Join Senate Movement Against Freedom of Speech

Posted on October 3 2011 by Congressional Aid

In the past two weeks, two Senators have joined a team of legislators looking to quash free speech. Just any old bill to ban the burning of the American flag would be promptly struck down as unconstitutional if passed because the First Amendment to the United States Constitution declares that freedom of speech shall not [...]

Congress: Respect for Rights of Conscience (That We Agree With)

Posted on August 15 2011 by Congressional Aid

H.R. 1179 in the House and S. 1467 in the Senate are two copies of the same bill, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act. If passed, this bill would let doctors, pharmacists and health insurers block patients from obtaining abortions or insurance coverage for abortions even in places and circumstances where abortions are legal. [...]

Vote to Cover Up Exxon-Mobil Campaign Spending Tied to Exxon-Mobil PAC $$$

Posted on July 25 2011 by Congressional Aid

As J. Clifford notes at Irregular Times, in April of 2011 President Barack Obama wrote a draft of an executive order (which you can read here) requiring all corporations contracting with the federal government to publicly disclose expenditures they make to political campaigns. You might be wondering what the big deal is about this draft [...]

234 in House Cast their Vote for Endless War

Posted on May 29 2011 by Congressional Aid

Section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011 gives the President of the United States perpetual authority to use military force anywhere in the world that the President believes holds terrorists. Section 1034 abrogates Congress’ constitutional authority and duty under Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution to declare war. In [...]

Todd Platts Term Limits Amendment Has No Friends

Posted on January 20 2011 by Congress Watcher

Todd Platts has proposed an amendment to the Constitution, requiring term limits for the House and Senate. Platts has failed, however, to gain even one other member of Congress to sign on as a supporter of this amendment.

Kaptur Seeks Constitutional Restoration Of Campaign Finance Regulation

Posted on January 14 2011 by Congress Watcher

Marcy Kaptur and Move to Amend push for constitutional amendments to undo the Citizens United Supreme Court decision which allowed practically unrestricted campaign finance.

Four Tenths of House GOP Won’t Support Capitalism Defense Amendment

Posted on August 9 2010 by Congress Watcher

Was capitalism truly such a fragile thing that it needed a new government regulation to ensure its survival?

Should Big Oil Corporations Pay Their Income Taxes? 61 Senators Vote No.

Posted on June 21 2010 by Congressional Aid

On June 9, 2010, Senator Bernard Sanders of Vermont posted the corporate income tax report of Exxon Mobil in the Congressional Record and took to the floor of the Senate to note: Last year, ExxonMobil, the most profitable corporation in the history of the world, reported to the SEC that not only did it avoid [...]

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