happy 99th birthday

With Jimmy Carter recently celebrating his 99th birthday, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally as much as they want distorting our elections and sabotaging our democracy. Here is some of what President Carter has said about Citizens United over the years: - Citizens United is an “erroneous ruling” and “the most stupid decision the Supreme Court ever made.” - Citizens United has turned America into an “oligarchy with unlimited political bribery.” - Citizens United “violates the essence” of our democracy and represents “the biggest change in America” since he was elected in 1976. - Citizens United has left everyday Americans “cheated out of” the chance to make their lives better. - Citizens United has led to “a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.” Public Citizen called for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United within moments of the decision being handed down on January 21, 2010. And we’ve been a leader of that movement ever since — with a remarkable 22 states, along with over 800 cities and towns, passing resolutions or ballot initiatives in support of an amendment. Former President Jimmy Carter is right — Citizens United is destroying our democracy and must be overturned. [Add your name if you agree with former President Jimmy Carter that Citizens United was wrong and must be overturned.]( [Take action today even if you’ve signed petitions before in support of overturning Citizens United — there’s no such thing as doing too much to protect our democracy!]( [Click to add your name now.]( Thanks for taking action. For democracy, - Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen Public Citizen | 1600 20th Street NW | Washington DC 20009 | [Unsubscribe](