I spent last week researching and interviewing for this week’s news story “Taking the Power Back: Fighting Citizens United on the Local Front.”
In the course of working the article, I had to teach myself about the ins and outs of the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The more I dug into the story, the more complicated it became (not so unusual), especially when state and federal campaign finance rules and regulations are taken into account.
This video, created by the people behind the Story of Stuff, was one of the resources that helped me to understand the generalities and implications of the Supreme Court’s decision to grant unlimited power to corporations when it comes to election campaign spending. The fact that it’s a cartoon, made in a way that even an eight-year-old could understand, was a plus.
The Move to Amend website contains more information about the proposed amendment, along with information about the Occupy the Courts action scheduled for Friday, January 20 across the U.S.
And finally, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert having been having fun over at Comedy Central with the whole notion of Super PACs.
