EP 195: The Constitutional Amendment That Could Change Money in Politics

EP 195: The Constitutional Amendment That Could Change Money in Politics

From Mo News - The Interview by @mosheh / tentwentytwo

July 15, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a bipartisan movement to amend the U.S. Constitution regarding campaign finance and the implications of Supreme Court decisions.

A growing bipartisan movement wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to take back control of the amount of money in American politics. In this episode, Mosheh sits down with Jeff Clements, CEO of ⁠American Promise⁠, to unpack how Supreme Court decisions like Buckley v. Valeo and Citizens United transformed campaign finance, helping usher in an era of $20 billion election cycles, super PACs, and dark money. They explore why the U.S. has become such an outlier among democracies when it comes to campaign spending, why Congress has repeatedly failed to change the system, and how the courts—not lawmakers—have largely dictated the rules for the past 50 years. Clements explains why his organization is pursuing a constitutional amendment instead of another campaign finance law, how 25 states have already backed the effort, and why he believes the movement is gaining momentum. They also debate whether money should be considered protected speech under the First Amendment—and what could change if Americans, rather than the courts, once again had the power to set the rules governing money in elections. Mosheh Oinounou (⁠⁠@mosheh⁠⁠) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20…

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Host: Mosheh Oinounou

Guest: Jeff Clements

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Promise

Books & works: Buckley v. Valeo, Citizens United

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