I don't quite remember what turned me on to the "End Citizens' United PAC," but I signed up some months (maybe years?) ago. I have been getting emails from them for quite some time. Over the course of this election season, the emails have been moving to more partisan Democrat in nature. I accepted that because it is primarily Democrats who want to end that ruling. After the email I received today, I had to unsubscribe. I received an email soliciting donations for...Hillary Clinton.

Bobby,

Almost a decade ago, I learned that a film called “Hillary: The Movie” was being released by a conservative group called Citizens United. It took aim at me and other progressives. What we didn’t know at the time was how much damage this 90-minute film would do to our country -- because the movie set in motion a legal roller coaster that affected our entire democracy.

Citizens United -- a special interest group -- argued that the First Amendment protected their right to spend unlimited money to influence the outcome of elections. The case made its way to the Supreme Court. And on January 21, 2010, the Court handed down its landmark ruling, "Citizens United v. FEC," clearing the way for special interest groups to bankroll campaigns.

In the years since, we’ve seen the aftermath of that decision. Let’s be frank: that ruling has perverted and poisoned our campaign finance system. It has stifled the voices of ordinary Americans. Instead, it has amplified the opinions and interests of corporations and billionaires.

Bobby, I used to teach law students -- and nowhere in the Constitution does it say that corporations and wealthy special interests have the right to control our elections. A Fortune 500 CEO should not have more sway ​over an election than an elementary school teacher.

That’s why, as your president, I will work tirelessly to put in place a constitutional amendment reversing that Supreme Court decision. I'll put that process in motion within the first month of my tenure in the Oval Office.

But I need your help to get there.

[Donations buttons were here]

We cannot have people like the Koch brothers buying our elections. We need to work as hard as we can, for as long as we must, to protect the sanctity -- and transparency -- of our democratic process.

You understand that. And that’s part of the reason I’m so honored to have End Citizens United’s endorsement. You know the power of a grassroots movement. And you get that our foremothers and forefathers would be sick at the thought that -- in 2016! -- a few players at the top of the pyramid hold so much of our nation’s political power.

Our opponent in this election is on the side of the billionaires. Can you chip in $5 now to my campaign and help me transform our broken campaign finance system?

DONATE NOW >>

http://act.endcitizensunited.org/Hillary-for-America

Thank you for standing with me.

As your president, I promise -- I'll stand with you, too.

Hillary

I recognize that Hillary Clinton was at the heart of the CU case. But it is funny to me that the person who was targeted is the same person that benefits the most from this absurd ruling.

I also know that Hillary has promised to propose a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens' United, but as many of the people here acknowledge, when it comes to progressive issues, she is all hot air. That is not to say that she won't actually propose a Constitutional Amendment, she very well might. But the problem with this, and the email solicitation that I received, is that it is nothing more than rhetoric to fool progressives who think that Citizens' United is poisonous to a democratic society (which it is) and that Hillary Clinton will do significant heavy lifting to overturn it. Hillary Clinton, and her handlers, knows that a Constitutional Amendment overturning CU will never, ever happen. There is a reason that there are only 27*** of them, the bar is simply too high, especially when you consider the bought-and-paid for government that would have to ratify such an amendment. She knows that she can say this and suffer no consequences. Just like her rhetoric on the banks, trade, etc; the people who are in the industries effected by this know the truth, she is not sincere. They know she has to say this so they can keep one of their allies in the White House. I roll my eyes every time I hear her talking about overturning CU given how much money from her rich allies have flowed into her campaign coffers.

In response to this, I wrote the PAC a message when I unsubscribed:

Once it became clear to me that Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic Party's nominee for President, I disavowed any and all association with the party. And while I support overturning Citizens United, I oppose the neo-liberal economic policies, neo-conservative foreign policies, charter school advocacy, and other traditionally Republican Party policies that a Hillary Clinton administration will bring. The very idea that I am now getting emails from a candidate that massively benefits from Citizens United is a disgusting joke. Please remove me from the email list.

As I alluded to in my message to them, this PAC is nothing more than an arm of the Democratic Party. And since I am not a Democrat, I won't be affiliated with anything that tries to sell me that the party intends to do anything on my behalf because we all know that they won't.

***Edited to reflect the correct number of amendments to the Constitution. I had originally stated 25.