Citizens United
On September 11, the Senate voted on a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC (2010) and other Supreme Court rulings that invalidated spend- ing restrictions on elections. The party-line vote was 54 in favor and 42 opposed, falling short of the 60 votes needed to defeat a filibuster and proceed to a final vote. The amendment, offered by Senator Tom Udall (NM- D), would have allowed Congress to regulate the raising and spending of money in Federal elections and given States the authority to regulate campaign finance at their level. “Since the decision came down in 2010, our cam- paign…
