Kucinich Korner

Dennis Kucinich, Russell Simmons Combine Forces to Get Money out of Politics

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 21, 2012) – Two years ago today, the Supreme Court, in a ruling known as Citizens United, opened the floodgate of unlimited, shadowy corporate spending in public elections. Today, Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Russell Simmons, creator of Def Jam Records and the Phat Farm fashion empire, have teamed up in support of H. J. Res. 100, a constitutional amendment to rescue American democracy from corporate money’s corrupting influence.
Kucinich and Simmons coauthored an OpEd in support of the amendment for The Huffington Post. See the OpEd HERE.

H.J. Res.100 would require that all federal campaigns –all campaigns for President, Vice-President, Senator and Representative – be financed exclusively with public funds and prohibit any expenditures from any other source, including the candidate. H. J. Res. 100 would also prohibit any expenditures in support of, or in opposition to, any federal candidate, so that interest groups will not be able to influence elections. It will maintain the First Amendment “freedom of the press” and preserve the traditional role that the media have played in our electoral process.