Let’s help legalize democracy

Government-by-and-for-businesses was bad enough before the U.S. Supreme Court gave foreign and domestic corporations new power to interfere with our already-failing democracy.

The situation and what’s being done about it are summarized by “Move To Amend,” a project of the Campaign to Legalize Democracy:

“On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human beings are people; corporations are legal fictions. The Supreme Court is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the people rule.

“We Move to Amend.

“We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United, and move to amend our Constitution to:
Firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.
Guarantee the right to vote and to participate, and to have our votes and participation count.

“Protect local communities, their economies, and democracies against illegitimate ‘preemption’ actions by global, national, and state governments.”

If you want to sign a petition to help get this done, go to: http://www.movetoamend.org/