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New Poll Shows Strong Cross-Partisan Support for Amendment in Maine | September 10, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Jeff Clements, American Promise President, (617) 281-5350, [email protected] Amy Cartmell, Stand with Maine co-leader, (207) 522-6490, [email protected] Jane Gallagher, Stand with Maine co-leader, (207) 653-6918, [email protected] POLL RELEASED TODAY SHOWS STRONG CROSS-PARTISAN SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON CAMPAIGN SPENDING AMONG LIKELY MAINE VOTERS FOR THE… Read more

Political Cartoon of the Week | September 10, 2020

The widespread effects of big money political spending make it nearly impossible to ignore. Cartoonists, noticing the myriad connections between such spending and the issues plaguing our nation, have used their craft to highlight how big money corrupts our democracy, advances warfare, furthers climate change and, in general,… Read more

Pete Dufour: It’s Time for Maine Candidates to Stand with Maine Small Businesses | September 9, 2020

Maine is facing a flood of political spending in its upcoming U.S. Senate election, with the vast majority of dollars pouring in from out of state. In this sea of money, Mainers struggle to have their voices heard or their needs met by elected officials or candidates for… Read more

Jeff Clements: Big-Dollar Bribery Cases Highlight Need for Reform | September 3, 2020

What do two recent big-dollar bribery scandals in the Midwest have to do with politics as usual? Unfortunately, quite a lot, writes American Promise President Jeff Clements in a recent op-ed published by the Fulcrum.  [caption id="attachment_6689" align="alignleft" width="300"] American Promise has a strong network of grassroots volunteers… Read more

Far-Sighted Businesses Should Support a Constitutional Amendment to Reform Political Spending for a Better Future | August 24, 2020

An internationally known futurist and business strategist, Peter Schwartz specializes in scenario planning, working with corporations, governments, and other institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop robust strategies for a changing and uncertain world. As part of the cross-partisan National Business Network advocating for the… Read more

Nina Turner: Don’t Lose Faith in the Work We’re Doing | August 24, 2020

For those of us working toward important fundamental reform, including the movement to get money out of politics, it can sometimes be easy to become disheartened and feel like the day-to-day grind is not enough. We’ve all been there.  Seeing the headlines of increasing political spending, surges in… Read more

Ask Your Elected Officials: Do You Represent Big Money or We the People? | August 24, 2020

Through grassroots action and organizing, American Promise volunteers across the nation are making the American Promise Amendment to end unlimited political spending a voting issue in the upcoming election. A majority of Americans, regardless of political ideology, already support the amendment. The fundamental question we should ask candidates… Read more

Why Businesses Should Continue to Pursue a Stakeholder Mindset | August 19, 2020

It has been a year since the Business Roundtable released its Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, putting the interests of employees, customers, communities and the environment on equal footing with shareholders. This bold and historic statement has found widespread acceptance among leaders of Fortune 500 companies,… Read more

The Conservative Case: Why the 28th Amendment Has Support Across the Political Spectrum | August 12, 2020

Building bipartisan support for the 28th Amendment across the country is crucial to the success of the movement to reduce the influence of money in politics. It takes time and devotion to win an amendment, and American Promise is bringing together volunteers, elected officials, and other advocates from… Read more

Tennessee Volunteer Finds Hope in the 28th Amendment—and Success Focusing on the Candidate Pledge | August 12, 2020

As a leader with the American Promise Knoxville Chapter, Chet Hunt has worked with his chapter to make the American Promise Candidate Pledge a focus during 2020—with three congressional candidates and 12 state and local candidates signing on. During a recent national call, Chet offered tips to help… Read more

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#ChallengeAccepted: The American Promise Amendment + Reinventing Democracy for the 21st Century

Americans are in a huge moment of possibility for profound reform, and in that we can find hope. In the midst of systemic failures—in our economy, society, government—American citizens are rising to the challenge of reshaping our democracy for the 21st century and beyond. Read More

Building Support in Congress

Passing a constitutional amendment is difficult by design: the only way to achieve it is with widespread, cross-partisan support driven by grassroots action. While there are two routes to passing a constitutional amendment, only one method has ever been successfully used—acquiring two-thirds support from both houses of Congress and approval by three-quarters of the states. Read More

Money in Politics and Health Care

Big money political spending affects all facets of our society, including our nation’s health-care system. Lobbying from health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and other health care-related interests has resulted in a dysfunctional system that is more expensive and provides less coverage than those in other developed countries. Read more

A History of People Power

Throughout our nation’s history, citizen leaders have coalesced around reform movements that expand our fundamental rights to broader coalitions of Americans and improve our democratic self-governance—often through the amendment process. Read more

7 Critical Democracy Reforms: Which Are Most Important to You?

There are several election reforms at the core of the nascent democracy movement growing in the United States, and the prospect that we need to pass constitutional amendments to fix some of the structural issues is gaining traction. Read more

Citizen's United 10th Anniversary

In the decade since the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision, Americans have seen its devastating effects: Election spending by the wealthiest individuals and untraceable dark money groups has skyrocketed, faith in our representative democracy is historically low, and legislative outcomes don’t represent the wishes of Americans, but rather serve the interests of the wealthy elite. Read more
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