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The Boston Herald

by Kyle Cheney

February 9, 2012

A House lawmaker girding for a constitutional amendment to restrict corporate spending on elections -- a move recently endorsed by Senate President Therese Murray -- told colleagues and legislative staffers Thursday that the effort would be “the most important issue that we’re going to deal with this year.”

February 7, 2012

Editorial

New York Times

Wall Street Journal Law Blog

By Sam Favate

February 7, 2012

The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision — which struck down federal limits on political spending by corporations — is already one of the most significant factors in the 2012 elections.

The Washington Post

EJ Dionne

February 5, 2012

Along with allied groups including Common Cause and the Center for Civic Policy, we won a major victory in New Mexico yesterday, when the State House of Representatives approved a memorial (a.k.a. resolution or bill) calling for a Constitutional Amendment to over-rule Citizens United.

Here's the story from our friends at the Center for Civic Policy:

By Kyle Cheney
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 31, 2012…..Senate President Therese Murray said Tuesday that she would urge Congress to amend the U.S. Constitution to diminish the influence of corporate spending in elections, arguing the advent of so-called Super PACs is “destroying the civility of the political process.”

Democracy for New Mexico

January 26, 2012

By David Brodwin, Special to CNN

CNN

January 26, 2012

(CNN) -- Two years ago, the Supreme Court upended the rules for campaign finance, unleashing a tsunami of unregulated, unrestricted and undisclosed spending that has, in effect, allowed donors to buy elections. The full impact of this decision is just now becoming clear, and it's bad both for America's businesses and for our democracy.

By Nancy Brumback/Special to the Town Crier

Wicked Local Sudbury

January 25, 2012