REP. LIEU STATEMENT ON CA STATE LEGISLATURE PETITION TO CA SUPREME COURT ON CITIZENS UNITED ADVISORY MEASURE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOS ANGELES - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the California State Legislature filed a petition requesting the California Supreme Court order the Citizens United advisory measure to appear on the November 2016 ballot. The petition also includes a declaration from Congressman Lieu – the original author of the law creating the advisory measure – detailing his original intentions for the law and urging the court to allow voters to express their opinions this November.

“I am very pleased to join the California State Legislature in filing this petition for rehearing. Massive money in politics gives too much influence to a select few and drowns out the voices of everyday Americans. The US Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Citizens United has only proven to exacerbate this inequality and worsen money’s corruptive impact on our democracy. All California voters must be able to formally express their opinions of Citizens United. The California Supreme Court must act now to order the advisory question to appear on the November 2016 ballot so that the greatest number of voters’ voices can be heard. Moreover, Congress must also pass a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.”

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