[Vision2020] FW: Obama backs amendment

[Kenneth Marcy]

On 8/31/2012 4:59 PM, Scott Dredge wrote:
> Does anyone know the specific text of the proposed Constitutional 
> Amendment?  Obama is blowing smoke...

The specific constitutional amendment language has not yet been written.

Here's the question and how Obama responded to it from the laptop he 
used for the reddit session that received his posts:

Q: suzmerk

What are you going to do to end the corrupting influence of money in 
politics during your second term?


A: PresidentObama

[--] 
<http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/c60mnz9#>PresidentObama 
<http://www.reddit.com/user/PresidentObama>Obama[S 
<http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/>] 
2292 points 2 days ago

Money has always been a factor in politics, but we are seeing something 
new in the no-holds barred flow of seven and eight figure checks, most 
undisclosed, into super-PACs; they fundamentally threaten to overwhelm 
the political process over the long run and drown out the voices of 
ordinary citizens. We need to start with passing the Disclose Act that 
is already written and been sponsored in Congress - to at least force 
disclosure of who is giving to who. We should also pass legislation 
prohibiting the bundling of campaign contributions from lobbyists. Over 
the longer term, I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a 
constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United (assuming 
the Supreme Court doesn't revisit it). Even if the amendment process 
falls short, it can shine a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and 
help apply pressure for change.



Ken
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