On this episode of For Our Freedom, host Jeff Clements of American Promise speaks with Derek Monson of the Sutherland Institute about federalism, civic institutions, and Utah’s bipartisan support for returning campaign finance authority to the states.
In this episode of For Our Freedom, host Jeff Clements, co-founder and CEO of American Promise, sits down with Wyoming State Representative Andrew Byron to discuss the growing impact of dark money in state elections.
Jeff Clements is a former Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts and the co-founder and CEO of American Promise, a nonprofit advancing a constitutional amendment to restore lawmakers’ authority to set the rules for money in politics.
American Promise CEO Jeff Clements breaks down the history of campaign finance laws, key moments, such as the Citizens United case, that have brought us to where we are now, and the steps his team has already taken to help add another amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Historian Ben Baumann and Jeff Clements, co-founder and CEO of American Promise, discuss the critical issue of money in politics and the movement to pass the For Our Freedom Amendment.
Jeff Clements, CEO of American Promise joins Chuck Todd for a deep dive into one of the most consequential—and misunderstood—threats to American democracy: money in politics. Clements argues that today’s campaign finance dysfunction isn’t a failure of legislation but a court-created crisis, tracing how Supreme Court rulings turned money into speech, opened massive loopholes, and shifted lawmaking power from Congress to the judiciary.
Jeff Clements, co-founder and CEO of American Promise, sits down with Texas State Senator Angela Paxton to discuss one of the most urgent threats facing American elections: the influence of foreign money.
Anthony Scaramucci and American Promise CEO Jeff Clements talk money in politics and how Americans can reclaim their elections. Jeff talks about the process for amending the Constitution and what American looks like in 10 years once the amendment is ratified.
American Promise CEO Jeff Clements joins John Avlon to talk about the For Our Freedom Amendment aims to put power back in the hands of people, not money, by allowing Congress and states to set limits on political spending. History shows that even in America’s most divided times, from the Civil War to the 1960s, bold constitutional amendments have passed, proof that big changes are possible in moments of crisis.
