Campaign Launched to Amend Constitution, Overturning Today's Supreme Court Decision

[Demeter]

Free Speech Rights Are For People, Not Corporations

http://www.freespeechforpeople.org

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A coalition of public interest organizations strongly condemned today's ruling by the US Supreme Court allowing unlimited corporate money in US elections and announced that it is launching a campaign to amend the United States Constitution to overturn the ruling. The groups, Voter Action, Public Citizen, the Center for Corporate Policy, and the American Independent Business Alliance, say the Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC poses a serious and direct threat to democracy. They aim, through their constitutional amendment campaign, to correct the judiciary's creation of corporate rights under the First Amendment over the past three decades. Immediately following the Court's ruling, the groups unveiled a new website – http://www.freespeechforpeople.org – devoted to this campaign.

"Free speech rights are for people, not corporations," says John Bonifaz, Voter Action's legal director. "In wrongly assigning First Amendment protections to corporations, the Supreme Court has now unleashed a torrent of corporate money in our political process unmatched by any campaign expenditure totals in US history. This campaign to amend the Constitution will seek to restore the First Amendment to its original purpose."

Passing a constitutional amendment is a long-term project that requires hard work and grassroots organizing before it will succeed. You can help the campaign reach its goal by helping educate others and spread the word. Here are some easy ways to get started:

Sign on:
http://www.freespeechforpeople.org

[Blue Owl]

1. Goddamned Right

We DO NOT NEED more corporate influence these days. Period.

[jgraz]

2. Where do I sign up?

(Just a figure of speech. I already signed up)

[Demeter]

6. The Link at the bottom of the post

Thanks for reading!

[jgraz]

7. Thanks for reading my post!

I guess you missed the edit.

[NorthCarolina]

3. Lets hope this gets some coverage in the media. Rachel? KO? eom

[Donnachaidh]

4. Also -- go to youtube and vote this video UP, and share it

Get this thing out there!

[alstephenson]

5. K & R

[gorfle]

8. it is essential that this battle be fought.

What has just happened today is that corporations have been given free reign to inject their money into our political system. This must be fought.

[JohnWxy]

9. went to site and signed up. THanks for this post. IF people do not act on this we can kiss

democracy good bye. A new, Fascist Feudalism will take over, and relatively quickly. Democracy, if you don't fight for it you will read about it in the history books (if it's permitted).

[Demeter]

10. kick for the evening crowd

:kick:

[Po_d Mainiac]

11. kicked again.......geez u'd think

K and Wall Streets woulda been happy with owning 2 outa the 3 branches of Gov't. Today was one Hellofa way to learn they got all of them now.

got one message for the SCOTUS justices that gave away the farm :esad:

:kick: :kick:

[Faux pas]

12. Holy Hallelujah!

[Demeter]

13. kick for the morning after

:kick:

[midnight]

14. K&R. no. 40. I can't believe it took me this long to find this excellent post.