Florida Congressman Ted Deutch explains in detail his OCCUPIED Amendment (Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy).

Professor Costas Panayotakis, New York City College of Technology at CUNY joins Thom Hartmann. When it comes to the ongoing European financial crisis - it's time to prepare for the worst. At least that's what the banksters are doing. Banksters in Europe and here at home are kicking Plan B into action in case the Euro collapses and France and Germany aren't able to save the day. But will it work?

Rev. CJ Hawking & Krista Rand w/Arise Chicago join Thom Hartmann. The 99% Movement took their message to K-Street yesterday to fight back against all the corporate corruption in our government. Over 1000 people - including many unionized workers - took part in the day of action dubbed "Take Back the Capitol." Braving relentless, freezing rain - patriots shut down several blocks of K Street - forcing lobbying outfits to close up shop for the day. Unfortunately - 62 patriots were also arrested for engaging in civil disobedience. All told - well over 100 hundred patriots were arrested in police crackdowns yesterday - as officer in San Francisco raided the local "occupation" there - taking 70 people away in handcuffs.

The push to overturn Citizens United and kick corporations out of our elections is picking up steam. Last month - Congressman Ted Deutch from Florida introduced a new Constitutional Amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision - and give Congress and the states the power to regulate election spending - essentially outlawing for profit-corporations from buying our democracy. It's called the OCCUPIED Amendment - short for "Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy." Now - that amendment has been picked up in the Senate too - by Senator Bernie Sander who yesterday introduced his own version of the OCCUPIED Amendment. This is the first Constitutional Amendment ever proposed by Senator Sanders during his two decades in Congress. Reacting to the recent move by Senator Sanders - Congressman Deutch said, "There comes a time when an issue is so important that the only way to address it is by a constitutional amendment." Next month is the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. So corporations better party hard - because their days of buying our elections may soon be numbered. Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL, 19th District) joins Thom Hartmann to talk about what he's doing to help make sure the voice of the 99% is heard loud and clear.