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9. Citizens United is a huge problem

Even remarkably intelligent folks like Adam Schiff think it can only be solved by a Constitutional amendment, which is extraordinarily difficult to implement.

The problem with Citizens United is that SCOTUS, for the first time ever, found that companies have a First Amendment right to give unlimited amounts of cash to certain PACs.

Here's an excellent article that summarizes the problem and suggests some solutions:

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained

However, the net point from your original question is that your MAGA acquaintance is wrong in that it is close to impossible for Congress to solve this mess on its own as an amendment.