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Introducing CAP’s Plan To Beat Citizens United

In this video, CAP Senior Fellow Tom Moore explains a bold new strategy for how states can use their longstanding authority over corporations to take corporate and dark money out of politics.

For 15 years, Americans have been told that only a constitutional amendment or the Supreme Court could undo Citizens United. But Citizens United was about rights, not powers. Corporations are not born with political spending authority—they receive only the powers their states choose to grant. Drawing on centuries of precedent, the Center for American Progress’ Tom Moore lays out how states can decide to no longer grant their corporations the power to spend in politics, thereby halting corporate political activity and dark money (no hyphen) spending in local, state, and even federal politics.

The positions of American Progress, and our policy experts, are independent, and the findings and conclusions presented are those of American Progress alone. American Progress would like to acknowledge the many generous supporters who make our work possible.

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Tom Moore

Senior Fellow, Democracy

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Hai-Lam Phan

Senior Director, Creative

Olivia Mowry

Video Producer

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Democracy Policy

The Democracy Policy team is advancing an agenda to win structural reforms that strengthen the U.S. system and give everyone an equal voice in the democratic process.

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