On May 2, 2014 Vermont became the first state to call for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which precipitated a flood of cash into politics. These were overwhelming votes, and there was bipartisan support.
Vermont is first state to reject Citizens United via Constitutional Convention
- Post author:Erich Vieth
- Post published:May 21, 2014
- Post category:Corporatocracy / Corruption / Politics
- Post comments:1 Comment
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Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.
Mr. Vieth will probably be interested in knowing that the single application by the state of Vermont is all that is necessary to get the issue of Citizens United on the agenda of a convention. The states have already applied in sufficient numbers to cause a convention call. You can read the 746 application from 49 states at http://www.foavc.org.