For the final 12 months and a half, I've been crafting a state-based authorized method that goals to render Citizens United irrelevant by redefining the powers granted to firms underneath state legislation. The method is rooted in centuries-old foundational company legislation: if an organization has not been granted the facility to do one thing, then any proper to try this factor is irrelevant.

Because we’re fancy right here at CAP, we’re calling this the Corporate Power Reset.

The undertaking is being piloted in Montana for the 2026 poll; discover out extra right here: https://transparentelection.org/

My full report is right here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-corporate-power-reset-that-makes-citizens-united-irrelevant/

A brief explainer video has gotten some good traction on r/legislation and elsewhere on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1nrcrez/video_the_legal_strategy_that_renders_citizens/

And CAP's internet hosting an in-person and streamed occasion on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 1pm ET with former Montana Sen. Jon Tester: https://www.americanprogress.org/events/undoing-citizens-united-and-reining-in-super-pacs/

I’ll be right here in r/politics at 11:30AM ET on Wednesday, October 8. Ask me something about CAP's Corporate Power Reset, Citizens United, darkish cash, state energy over firms, The Montana Plan, or my new AirPods Pro 3.