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Source: Politicus USA
By a vote of 79-18, Senate voted to advance a constitutional amendment that would overturn Citizens United.
The amendment read,
Section 1. To advance democratic self-government and political equality, and to protect the integrity of government and the electoral process, Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.
Section 2. Congress and the States shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and may distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections.
Section 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.
Yesterday, before the Senate vote, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said, The major issue of our time is whether the United States of America retains its democratic foundation or whether we devolve into an oligarchic form of society where a handful of billionaires are able to control our political process by spending hundreds of millions of dollars to elect candidates who represent their interests.
Read more: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/09/08/senate-votes-79-18-advance-constitutional-amendment-overturn-citizens-united.html
Well this is good news, unfortunately has no chance of getting through the house.
Edit: apparently it has just one more hurdle in the senate and then it goes to the house. They just need to vote one more time and they say it won't pass.