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This past Friday, the Coffee Party and "Movement for the People" hosted a summit conference on the one year anniversary of the "Citizen United" Supreme Court ruling which legalized unlimited corporate donations for political candidates. It was separated into four sections and C-Span recorded them all:

Impact of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Following introductory remarks by Bill Moyer and Annabel Park, panelists talked about the impact of and reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in 2010. Following panelists' remarks, they answered questions from audience members. Panel members included David Cobb of Move to Amend, Adam Smith of Public Campaign and John Bonifaz of Free Speech for the People

Responses to Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Panel and Q & A continues.

Ethics in Politics

Keynote address by Larry Lessig of Fix Congress First, followed by Q&A.

Corporate Power and Politics

7pm-8:30pm Transpartisan dialog on corporate power: Americans as citizens, Consumers and employees (facilitated by Michael Ostrolenk) * Tim Carney, Washington Examiner * Arnold Kling, EconLog * Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research * Jane Hamsher, Firedog Lake.com 8:30pm-9:30pm Building Power - Victory Stories and Movement-building Models Format: via short video and presenter.

Take the time to view the entire proceedings then join the movement to get money out of Washington!

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