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Mitch PerryJanuary 24, 2017

South Florida Representative Ted Deutch has joined a host of other Democrats in reintroducing the Democracy for All Amendment, a constitutional amendment aimed at getting big money out of politics. The amendment would affirm the right of the people to pass state and federal laws regulating spending in elections by essentially reversing the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court’s […]

Melissa RossJanuary 11, 2016

When Mitt Romney said “Corporations are people, my friend,” at the 2011 Iowa State Fair, Citizens United was just over a year old. That U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing corporate personhood would go on to spark a national grassroots movement that its founders say is winning over both conservatives and liberals, who believe in the idea of […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 24, 2015

Pro-immigration activists are pushing for the Florida Legislature to support a bill granting driver’s licenses to qualified Florida residents regardless of immigration status, saying it will spur economic growth and make the streets safer. In Tampa, those activists have been trying to build up grassroots support for the measure by having the City Council pass […]

Tag: Move to Amend

Ted Deutch joins other Democrats in reintroducing legislation that attempts to overturn Citizens United

“Move to Amend” rolls through Florida with pushback to Citizens United ruling

Immigration activists, Tampa City Council members at odds on driver’s license issue