CONGRESSMAN LIEU STATEMENT ON CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT DECISION ON PROPOSITION 49

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jack d¹Annibale | jack.dannibale@mail.house.gov | 202-225-3976

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement following the decision by the California Supreme Court in HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION v. PADILLA (LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA). In 2014, the California Legislature enacted Senate Bill 1272 (Lieu), placing an advisory question (known as Proposition 49) on the ballot soliciting the views of California voters on whether to amend the U.S. Constitution to overturn the U.S Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC. Shortly thereafter, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association sought to remove Proposition 49 from the ballot, arguing that the Legislature had exceeded its authority in placing it there. Today the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing the advisory measure on the ballot.

"I am very pleased by the California Supreme Court's ruling today to uphold the law I authored that will allow voters to have their say on the disastrous US Supreme Court decision in Citizens United. Massive money in politics has a corrosive, corrupting influence on our democracy. Now Congress must act to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United."

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