There are two big things President Obama could do right now that would start to turn the tide

[kpete]

Now that campaign is about to take a new turn: Lefty groups are going to call on President Obama himself to support such a step.

With Citizens United set to turn one year old tomorrow, MoveOn is set to go out to its list with an email calling on members sign a petition pressuring Obama to support the idea:

Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent to influence elections and we have no clue which corporations are behind it.

There are two big things President Obama could do right now that would start to turn the tide:
1) He could sign an executive order to require corporations that do business with the government to disclose their political spending right away for this election, and 2) he could declare his strong support for a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics permanently.

much more:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/left-to-obama-time-for-constitutional-amendment-against-citizens-united/2012/01/20/gIQAwPdpDQ_blog.html

[treestar]

1. Do they have a legal memo on how such an EO would be valid?

What law would it enforce?

Why would #2 turn any tide? I'm sure its been demanded by many before.

[Bonhomme Richard]

2. I think the repug candidates are the best thing Obama has going right now. n/t

[Lawlbringer]

3. Didn't

Obama already have something going for number 2? Or did I imagine that.