On the 14th anniversary of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, numerous political figures and commentators have expressed concern over the impact of dark money in U.S. elections. The decision, which is often criticized for allowing unlimited and undisclosed funding from corporations and special interest groups, has been linked to more than $11 billion in spending by these entities, including $1.1 billion of dark money in the 2020 elections alone. Calls to pass the DISCLOSE Act and to #EndCitizensUnited have been echoed by lawmakers such as Chris Van Hollen, Rashida Tlaib, Salud Carbajal, Joe Morelle, Sheldon Whitehouse, Nancy Pelosi, Ben Cardin, Colin Allred, John Sarbanes, Jeanne Shaheen, and Dina Titus. The consensus among these voices is that the ruling has weakened democracy by prioritizing corporate interests and profits over the voices of the people, with a strong push for campaign finance reform to ensure a government of the many, not a government of the money. Additionally, the Freedom to Vote Act has been mentioned as a measure to increase transparency and empower voters.
14 years ago, #CitizensUnited opened the door for corporations and foreign donors to send unlimited funds to political campaigns. This ruling devastated election integrity and handed more influence to the wealthy and well connected. It's time to get big money out of politics.
In the 14 years since the ill-conceived Citizens United case, U.S. elections have been subject to an onslaught of dark money and special interest groups. The voices and concerns of American families should never be drowned out by those who have the money to shout louder.
In the 14 years since the Citizens United decision, big-moneyed special interests have diminished the power of the people. The Freedom to Vote Act will increase transparency & empower voters to drive progress on key issues like climate, health care and reproductive rights. https://t.co/auxeYJt6Ol
14 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment. Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
#CitizensUnited opened the floodgates of unlimited and dark money in our elections, drowning out voices of ordinary folks. I'll never stop fighting for the strong campaign finance reform we need to ensure our government works for Texans, not special interests.
Fourteen years ago, SCOTUS opened the door for corrupt politicians to advance their own agenda at the expense of addressing issues faced by everyday Americans. Government is for the people—not for corporations #EndCitizensUnited https://t.co/GF89AEpCAn
In the 14 years since Citizens United, $11 billion+ has been spent by special interests to bend elections to their will, including $1.1 billion in dark money in 2020 alone. https://t.co/tCbtAlo68l
14 years ago, the Citizens United decision unleashed a tsunami of dark money into our elections, allowing special interests to drown out the voices of Americans. We must pass my DISCLOSE Act to restore transparency and accountability to our democracy.
In the fourteen years since the Supreme Court's undemocratic Citizens United decision, big dark money continues to flow unchecked, poisoning our politics. Democrats will never stop fighting to ensure America is a government of the many, not a government of the money.
Democracy works best when it works for the people. It's been 14 years since the Citizens United decision weakened our democracy by prioritizing profits over people. We need to #EndCitizensUnited once and for all and end the era of dark money in politics.
Today is the 14th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision known as Citizens United, one of the most misunderstood and outright lied about court decisions in ages. Contrary to what some would have us believe, the CU decision NEVER said "corporations are people" and never said…
Dark money is a threat to our democracy. Billionaires and special interest groups should not be able to buy elections. It’s time to #EndCitizensUnited and put the power back where it belongs—with the people.
It’s been 14 years since the disastrous Citizens United decision unleashed a flood of special interest dark money in our elections—further poisoning our politics & casting a shadow on our democracy. It’s time we pass the DISCLOSE Act to bring transparency back to our elections.
It’s been 14 years since the disastrous Citizen United decision unleashed a flood of special interest dark money in our elections — further poisoning our politics & casting a shadow on our democracy. It’s time we pass the DISCLOSE Act to bring transparency back to our elections.