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Edward Markey: “We need a constitutional amendment to abolish Citizens…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 18:33

And that is something that I have been introducing as legislation and absolutely believe is essential to ensuring a true demolishment, true democracy in our country. And it's why we have to abolish the Electoral College. And we are why We need a constitutional amendment to abolish Citizens United. as a decision in our country that's allowing for all of this stock money to flood into the politics of our nation. We only have a minute left. (18:33–18:39)

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