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ABA Task Force Submission: A Constitutional Amendment to Revive Self-Government in America

Updated April 2024: American Promise has submitted a working paper to the American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy, recommending a constitutional amendment to address the problem of money in American elections

April 25, 2024
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American Promise Commends Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) for Introducing the “Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act of 2023”

Senator Hawley’s bill would prohibit publicly traded corporations from using Super PACs and so-called “independent spending” to influence elections.

November 2, 2023
28th Amendment, Citizens United

American Promise, Legal

Republican state lawmakers submit joint testimony in Congress in support of the For Our Freedom Amendment

State Senators Jim Rubens (R-NH) and Rick Bennett (R-ME) submitted written testimony before the Committee on House Administration entitled “American Confidence in Elections: Protecting Political Speech.”

June 1, 2023
28th Amendment, Congressional Support

American Promise

The Conservative Case: Why the 28th Amendment Has Support Across the Political Spectrum

Building bipartisan support for the 28th Amendment across the country is crucial to the success...

August 12, 2020
28th Amendment, Tennessee, Video

Spotlights

Tennessee Volunteer Finds Hope in the 28th Amendment—and Success Focusing on the Candidate Pledge

As a leader with the American Promise Knoxville Chapter Chet Hunt has worked with his...

August 12, 2020
28th Amendment, Tennessee, Volunteer Spotlight

Spotlights

Racial Justice, Economic Justice, and Money in Politics

Global business leader MaryAnne Howland has dedicated her career to furthering racial and economic justice...

July 1, 2020
28th Amendment, Volunteer Spotlight

American Promise

Climate Change and Big Money in Politics

Although the overwhelming majority of Americans of every political persuasion support government action to mitigate...

April 21, 2020
28th Amendment, Climate

Press

Citizen Leadership Drives Congressional Hearing on 28th Amendment

In February 2020, citizen leaders took the fight for the American Promise Amendment to end unlimited political spending to Capitol Hill...

March 20, 2020
Congressional Support

American Promise

Jeff Clements: Citizen Pressure Is Advancing an Amendment to Get Big Money Out of Politics

In the last decade supercharged by the Supreme Court s 2010 Citizens United decision American...

February 14, 2020
Congressional Support, Video

American Promise

4 Questions with 28th Amendment Advocate Congressman Jim McGovern

Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern shares why the work to end the era of pay to...

February 3, 2020
Congressional Support, Massachusetts

American Promise

A Year of Huge Victories: The Many Citizen-Led Successes of 2019

As we gear up for the pivotal year of 2020 and the opportunities it brings...

December 16, 2019
Congressional Support, National Citizen Leadership Conference

Spotlights

A Conversation on Money in Politics: Reaching Across the Divide to Save Our Democracy

Hal Gurian and John DeSpelder are friends on opposite sides of the political aisle who share deep concerns about the dysfunctional state of our democracy and have teamed with American Promise to do something about it. Recently, Hal and John spent a day in Washington, D.C....

November 22, 2019
Congressional Support, Volunteer Spotlight

American Promise

Building a Cross-Partisan Movement in a Time of Division

At the third annual National Citizen Leadership Conference citizen leaders from across the nation came...

November 15, 2019
Congressional Support, National Citizen Leadership Conference

Spotlights

A Citizen Leader’s Experience at Lobby Day

Sandy Clements a resident of Gainesville Florida nbsp joined American Promise at its nbsp third...

November 5, 2019
Congressional Support

Spotlights

The Accidental Activist

Jeff Beeman a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs found his way to the 28th...

October 23, 2019
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ABA Task Force Submission: A Constitutional Amendment to Revive Self-Government in America

American Promise Commends Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) for Introducing the “Ending Corporate Influence on Elections Act of 2023”

Republican state lawmakers submit joint testimony in Congress in support of the For Our Freedom Amendment

The Conservative Case: Why the 28th Amendment Has Support Across the Political Spectrum

Tennessee Volunteer Finds Hope in the 28th Amendment—and Success Focusing on the Candidate Pledge

Racial Justice, Economic Justice, and Money in Politics

Climate Change and Big Money in Politics

Citizen Leadership Drives Congressional Hearing on 28th Amendment

Jeff Clements: Citizen Pressure Is Advancing an Amendment to Get Big Money Out of Politics

4 Questions with 28th Amendment Advocate Congressman Jim McGovern

A Year of Huge Victories: The Many Citizen-Led Successes of 2019

A Conversation on Money in Politics: Reaching Across the Divide to Save Our Democracy

Building a Cross-Partisan Movement in a Time of Division

A Citizen Leader’s Experience at Lobby Day

The Accidental Activist

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