The Uphill Battle Against Citizens United: Tricky Legal Terrain and No Easy Fixes

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
Posted on January 19, 2012, Printed on January 21, 2012


The movement to overturn the Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United ruling and confront the doctrine of corporate personhood stands at a perilous crossroads.

Across the country, two distinct strategies are converging on Congress. More than a million people have signed online petitions. State legislators, city and township governments, Democratic Party groups and unions have sponsored and passed measures in 23 states demanding that Congress pass a constitutional amendment to reassert and elevate the political speech of ordinary citizens and roll back the growing political speech and legal privileges of corporations.