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What’s This?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision of January 21, 2010 allows corporations to spend unlimited money to support or oppose candidates for political office, overturning campaign finance laws in place for decades.
This campaign is an initiative of companies and business leaders who believe this ruling is in direct conflict with American democratic principles and a serious threat to good government. We stand with the four members of the Supreme Court and the 80 percent of Americans who disagree with the decision (Washington Post poll, Feb. 17, 2010).
We invite all for-profit companies who share our concern about the Citizens United decision—from Mom and Pop stores to the largest multi-nationals—to join in signing the following statement:
Business Statement in Support of
Government by the People
and in Opposition to
the Citizens United v. FEC Decision
Government by the People
and in Opposition to
the Citizens United v. FEC Decision
Learn more about what a constitutional amendment might look like and exciting work at the national, state, and local level with our partner, Free Speech for People. Free Speech For People is a national non-partisan campaign working to overturn the Citizens United ruling and to restore democracy to the people.Business Q&A about the People's Rights Amendment
Business for Democracy Campaign Brochure
Who’s Already on Board.
The following companies and/or business leaders have signed this Statement.
Jeffrey Hollender | Co-founder | Seventh Generation & the American Sustainable Business Council
David Levine | Co-founder, Executive Director | American Sustainable Business Council
Ben Cohen | Co-founder | Ben & Jerry’s
Jerry Greenfield | Co-founder | Ben & Jerry’s
Yvon Chouinard | Owner | Patagonia
Gary Hirshberg | Chairman, President and CE-Yo | Stonyfield Farm, Inc.
Wayne Silby | Founding Chair | Calvert Social Investment Fund
Sandy Wiggins | Chairman | e3bank
Seth Goldman
Deb Nelson, Executive Director | Social Venture Network
Jim Hightower | Author & National Radio Commentator
Nell Newman | Daughter of Paul Newman
Katrina vanden Heuvel | Editor & Publisher at The Nation
Andy Shallal | Busboys and Poets & Eatonville Restaurant
Dave Rapaport | Senior Director of Corporate Consciousness | Seventh Generation
Jim Epstein | Chairman | EFO Capital Management, Inc.
Dan Levinson | Chairman | Green Village Initiative, Main Street Resources
Rian Fried | President | Clean Yield Asset Management
Kim Jordan | CEO — New Belgium Brewing
Wendy Holding | Partner | The Sustainability Group
Amy Domini | Founder, CEO | Domini Social Investments
Judy Wicks | Founder | White Dog Café
Mitch Rofsky | President | Better World Club
Justin Gold | CEO — Justin’s Nut Butter
Elliot Hoffman | New Voice of Business
Richard Perl | CAO — TerraCycle, Inc.
Matt Patsky | Trillium Asset Management
Dal LaMagna | Co-managing Partner | IceStone, LLC
Nina Rothschild Utne | Co-founder | Utne Reader and Futurefit, LLC
Michael W. Krajovic | President and CEO | Fay-Penn Economic Development Council
Mal Warwick | Founder & Chairman | Mal Warwick | Donordigital
Alisa Gravitz | Executive Director | Green America
Jay Coen Gilbert | Co-Founder | B Lab
Complete List of Signatories (in formation)
Business leaders, read the business case and then click here for more information.
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Not a business leader but want to join the movement?
- Visit our partner Free Speech For People
- Visit Public Citizen’s Democracy is For People campaign.
- Questions about the campaign? Please contact us directly at BusinessForDemocracy@asbcouncil.org.