3 results for author: Jim Crist


A Democratic Formula for Success

January 13, 2025 Jim Crist  Wisconsin On the 15th Anniversary of Citizens United we need Bernie Sanders type candidates that are moderate — by Jim Crist, Wisconsin United To Amend I’ve read a lot of articles about why the Democratic Party lost the election.   The list is long and varied: Biden did a poor job controlling the southern border and got saddled with the post pandemic inflation problem. Biden said he’d be a one term president. His selfish arrogance led him to believe he was only person that could defeat Trump.  He robbed his party of an open primary. Biden’s endorsement of Harris robbed the party of a ...

MONEY IN POLITICS TOPS LIST OF VOTER CONCERNS

  Numerous polls show that government corruption is the top issue on the minds of voters.[1]  Over 90% of Americans think special interest money has too much influence in American political campaigns.[2]  It’s no surprise that Americans' job approval rating for Congress hovers near single digits.   The non-partisan citizen-action group, Wisconsin United To Amend, contacted all 200+ state Assembly and Senate candidates numerous times, via email, Facebook and phone calls, to determine their level of support for a U.S. Constitutional amendment declaring that free spending is not free speech and only actual human beings have ...

NINE MORE COMMUNITIES VOTE TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION

On Tuesday, April 3rd, Wisconsin residents in nine communities voted to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only human beings should have inalienable human rights and money is not the same thing as free speech. All referenda passed with overwhelming majorities: Green County (78%), St. Croix County (77%), the cities of La Crosse (88%), Marshfield (81%), Sun Prairie (83%), Rice Lake (81%), the villages of McFarland (79%) and Wittenberg (83%), and the town of Sand Creek (77%) in Dunn County. That brings the total to 129 Wisconsin communities that have called for an amendment. In total, about three million people (52% of Wisconsinites) live ...