Rep. Deutch Op-Ed on NBCNews.com: "Supreme Court's Citizens United mistake just turned 10 years old. It's time to reverse it."

Rep. Deutch Op-Ed on NBCNews.com: "Supreme Court's Citizens United mistake just turned 10 years old. It's time to reverse it."

 Ten years after the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision on January 21, 2010, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) published an op-ed on NBCNews.com highlighting the flood of campaign spending since the ruling and the need for his Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.

"Unlimited spending by corporations and billionaires doesn’t make elections fairer or protect free speech; it skews the playing field and diminishes the free speech rights of American voters."

"The toxic influence of money in our elections touches every issue we face as a nation. And makes it harder to solve problems by empowering special interest groups. For example, over 90 percent of Americans want stronger background checks for gun purchases and 7 out of 10 want action to respond to climate change, but money in politics is a big reason why we can’t get it done."

You can read the op-ed access it here.