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[Congressman Tom Barrett @RepTomBarrett]

Thank you to @usapromise for supporting my Constitutional Campaign Finance Reform Amendment. It’s time to curb the outsized role that money has in our elections and give the power back to the people.

[Brian Boyle @BoyleBri]

Thank you @RepTomBarrett for your leadership!

[American Promise @usapromise]

U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett has introduced House Joint Resolution 191, a constitutional amendment to restore the authority of Congress and the states to set reasonable rules for money in elections while protecting free speech.

🔗https://t.co/erGuWc4ETu

[Brian Boyle @BoyleBri]

Congrats to @whignewtons on her book release! Great reading as the Court heads into the end-of-term sprint.

[Brian Boyle @BoyleBri]

@whignewtons Congrats! Pre-ordered -- can't wait to read it!

[Brian Boyle @BoyleBri]

50 years ago today, the Supreme Court launched the “money = free speech” theory.

It set a framework that has steadily narrowed what states & Congress can do to protect elections.

We polled Americans w/ Ipsos: only 15% agree that unlimited money = free speech. Majorities across parties reject that idea.

Learn more. 👇

[American Promise @usapromise]

1/ We partnered with Ipsos to conduct a nationally representative survey and found that only 15% of Americans believe unlimited campaign spending should be treated as free speech.

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[American Promise @usapromise]

Citizens United turns 16, and critics say it unleashed a flood of dark money in elections. Maine leaders across parties are calling for a constitutional amendment to restore limits and put voters back at the center of democracy.
https://t.co/KDkruPFKe5

[American Promise @usapromise]

A new report from @SutherlandInst takes a hard look at how states lost the power to set rules around election spending — and why the For Our Freedom Amendment is needed to restore it, consistent with self-government.

Stay tuned for the final report, expected in mid-February.

[Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher]

More than $500 million of secret money donations to the leading nonprofit that helped Harris/Biden in 2024 came from just 10 donations.

One contribution was $97.5 million. Donor unknown.

@teddyschleifer has the tax filings —> https://t.co/EWNuNiRRp0

[Brian Boyle @BoyleBri]

Incredibly important reporting by @teddyschleifer.

[Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer]

One donor gave $97.5 million to a nonprofit that gave $250 million to Kamala Harris's super PAC.

You'll never know who the donor is.

Hello to our campaign-finance system!

https://t.co/cOIhedO29Y

[Josh Hawley @HawleyMO]

The Constitution doesn’t start with “We the Corporations.”

It starts with “We the People”

[Brian Boyle @BoyleBri]

Just got out of oral arguments in NRSC v FEC. The elephant in the room that nobody talked about: whether the Court’s campaign finance jurisprudence is originalist. Check out my piece on @SCOTUSblog: https://t.co/vLDPXUZmGA

[John Ehrett @johnehrett]

Over at @theammind - wrote about why the conservative legal movement of the future can't ignore a fundamental question: what, exactly, is the nature of the human being that's the subject of the law?

From antitrust to judicial selection to AI in court, this runs all the way down

[Jeff Clements @ClementsJeff]

I’m grateful to @Gekaminsky and @TheFP for including my perspective in their article on candidates who criticize billionaire influence while still relying on billionaire checks. The problem isn’t one side — both major parties are stuck in the same big-money system. 4/6

[Brian Boyle @BoyleBri]

Justice Barrett’s book is terrific. From the chapter on federalism: “[T]he Court must be careful not to overread the Constitution to force a national rule.”

[Brian Boyle @BoyleBri]

Happy Constitution Day! Looking forward to digging into @Akhil_Reed_Amar’s latest.

[Brian Boyle @BoyleBri]

Pre-ordered Professor Amar's latest book, just in time for time for Constitution Day (9/17).

[Akhil Reed Amar @Akhil_Reed_Amar]

BORN EQUAL has won a Kirkus Star. @KirkusReviews

[American Promise @usapromise]

🚨Today, American Promise filed an amicus brief in NRSC v. FEC with the Supreme Court.

Our message is simple: campaign finance decisions belong to the American people and their lawmakers — not unelected judges. 🧵

[American Promise @usapromise]

📊 For the first time in U.S. history, @pewresearch finds that Americans rank money in politics as a top concern of “very big problems” facing the country — above the economy and terrorism.

Americans may be divided on many things — but on this, we are united.

That’s why momentum is building for the For Our Freedom Amendment. Hear our CEO @ClementsJeff on How to Fix It with @BulwarkOnline with @JohnAvlon 🎙️

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

"Pew Research now has reducing money in politics as the number one concern after the 2024 election." Could that cause be popular enough to propel a constitutional amendment?

@ClementsJeff joins @JohnAvlon in the latest episode of How To Fix It:

[Julie Brogan @JulieBr26207127]

@OrinKerr This SSRN article has a refreshing take on the Constitutional mechanism for preserving popular sovereignty: the Article V amendment process. Uses proposed amendment to overturn SCOTUS campaign finance jurisprudence as example of how this works. https://t.co/bmiwEtYD3Q