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.
We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United and other related cases, 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.
The Supreme Court is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the people rule.
". . . corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of human beings, to be sure, and their 'personhood' often serves as a useful legal fiction. But they are not themselves members of “We the People” by whom and for whom our Constitution was established."
~Supreme Court Justice Stevens, January 2010
On January 21, 2025, we mark the 15th anniversary of the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision—a ruling that flooded our political system with corporate money and amplified the voices of the super-rich. It was a pivotal moment in the creation of a plutocracy and corptocracy, where corporations have too much influence over our elections and government.
This anniversary is an opportunity to raise our voices and demand action. We invite you to join us in organizing local actions on January 21 to urge your Congressperson to co-sponsor the We the People Amendment (HJR 54) when it’s reintroduced in 2025.
To help you get started, we’re hosting a planning call on January 13 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET, where we’ll provide you with templates for talking points, a press release, a letter to deliver to your Congressperson, and detailed instructions for organizing a local event outside their office.
You can also watch our planning session recording on YouTube here: [https://youtu.be/I5kopxFB9jY]
Please fill out this Google survey to let us know you're planning a local event.
This is our chance to take action in our own communities and reclaim democracy—for the first time, authentically governed by We the People.
CREATE PEACE BY ENDING CORPORATE RULE
The 4th Thursday for 4 months
January 23 — April 24
4:30pm PT/ 7:30pm ET
First session: Thursday, January 23
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Each session will start with Why we need the "We the People" Amendment a 4-minute video narrated by Peter Coyote January 23: Genesis of this movement--activists begin searching for the roots. Discuss Why Abolish All Corporate Constitutional Rights? February 27: Discuss U.S. Constitution: Pull the Curtain. March 27: Discuss A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing; Help! I'm Colonized and I Can't Get Up! April 24: Discuss Our Corporate Elite and the Constitution; AIPAC's War on Democracy, Bring Back the Corporate Death Penalty and Where to go from here? |
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Join us to see how different, joyful and more successful our work would be in a democracy...and how a little fire prevention will reduce the number of fires we have to fight! Sponsored by Veterans for Peace Democracy & Peace Working Group Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1-orKukCQDS6TtUBeeTRjg |
In this month’s Affiliate Spotlight, we’re thrilled to highlight the incredible work being done by our affiliates across the country. Their dedication and creativity inspire us all to continue building a people-powered movement for systemic change.
As we step into 2025, we extend our warmest wishes for a year of resilience, solidarity, and transformative change. All things considered, we know that the road ahead is challenging, with the corporate takeover of our political system continuing to erode the very foundations of people-centered governance. The specter of Insurrection 2.0 has cast a long shadow, but it only reinforces the urgency of our mission: to fight for a democracy that truly serves We the People.
🕛We’re so close – will you help us reach the finish line? ☄️
We don't have to tell you about the corrupting influence of money in elections, or the power corporations yield in our Democracy.
You're already acutely aware that whatever amount of Democracy we've ever had is ever-increasingly imperiled.
But are you also aware that Move to Amend is the only anti-corruption organization campaigning to end corporate rule and big money in elections -- which together have caused massive harms to people, places, the planet and our elections?
Recent headlines have been grappling with the startling public reaction to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Articles like Economic Times’ ““Little sympathy: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's death becomes a meme and source of ridicule on social media; here's the reason why”” and USA Today’s “The UnitedHealthcare CEO was killed and many had little sympathy. Why?”?” reflect a grim reality: a widespread disillusionment with the healthcare-for-profit system and its devastating impact on everyday lives.
The alleged shooter, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione's, , has pled not guilty to multiple federal charges, including murder. Legal experts are speculating that the case could face “the highest risk” of jury nullification, as public sentiment appears to sympathize more with the accused than the victim. This reaction highlights a critical truth: while the act of violence is indefensible, the misery caused by the for-profit healthcare industry is rooted not in the actions of any one CEO, but in a system of corporate rule that prioritizes profit over people.
The misery so many people suffer at the source of the Healthcare-for-profit Industry is corporate personhood, not from an errant CEO.
At the heart of this system is the doctrine of corporate personhood, which grants corporations constitutional rights originally intended for human beings. This, combined with the notion of money equaling free speech, has allowed corporations to hijack our political system, undermining free and fair elections, and turning governance into a mechanism for advancing corporate interests. The result? A healthcare system that treats human lives as commodities.
We recently examined the outsized political influence of the healthcare industry in our piece, “Political Influence of the Healthcare Industry.” We laid out why, despite overwhelming public support for a universal healthcare system, corporate interests continue to block progress.
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