by MCDC | Aug 22, 2013 | Citizens United, History
In case you missed the news this summer, the Supreme Court set a date to hear McCutcheon v. FEC, a case that challenges aggregate campaign contribution limits. On October 8, 2013, the folks who opened the floodgates for outside spending in Citizens United v. FEC may...
by MCDC | Aug 8, 2013 | Action Alerts, Citizens United, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
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by MCDC | Aug 1, 2013 | Citizens United, Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“There’s a new controversy brewing – one that could mean trouble for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. It involves a lawsuit on behalf of landowners in Southwestern Virginia. They claim two energy companies failed to pay them royalties on methane gas wells....
by MCDC | Jul 28, 2013 | Citizens United, Ethics, Farm Bill
Farm Bill Vote Switchers Have Nearly Twice as Much Money From Traditional Farm Bill Interests On Thursday, July 11, the House Republican leadership convinced just enough of its caucus to vote in favor of the revised farm bill H.R. 2642, which eliminates funding for...
by MCDC | Jul 24, 2013 | Citizens United, Civil Rights, Economy, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Farm Bill, Filibuster, Global Warming, Gun Reform, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Racism, Sequester, Social Security, Video, Virginia Election 2013, Voter Rights
The history of America is a history of change. The history of Democrats is the history of change that matters for America. The reason we won in 2012 was because supporters like you were the most engaged in political history. As we move on to the elections to come, we...
by MCDC | Jul 16, 2013 | Citizens United, Ethics, Opinion, Voter Rights
By Robert Reich Permit me an impertinent question (or three). Suppose a small group of extremely wealthy people sought to systematically destroy the U.S. government by (1) finding and bankrolling new candidates pledged to shrinking and dismembering it; (2)...
