“A huge majority of Americans reject Citizens United and want a government of, by and for the people, not of, bought and paid for by the special interests,” remarked Robert Reich, chairman of Common Cause’s National Governing Board. “This campaign will help people make their voices heard at the ballot box, where the elected officials who must pass an amendment ignore them at their own peril.”

What Common Cause plans to do is to get every state to include a question on its November ballot that would instruct Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment to make it clear that corporations are not people and to authorize campaign spending limits.

“Most Americans are appalled by how big corporations and other special interests have hijacked our government and drowned out our voices by pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into campaigns from the courthouse to the White House,” Reich added. “It’s time to restore common sense to our elections and democracy.”

Here in Wisconsin, Common Cause director Jay Heck said that the state group will definitely take part in the national effort and push to place a statewide advisory referendum on the ballot. Common Cause-Wisconsin was to meet this week to decide the strategy on how to get it done.