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
CREATE PEACE BY ENDING CORPORATE RULE
The 4th Thursday for 4 months
January 23 — April 24
4:30pm PT/ 5:30pm MT / 6:30pm CT / 7:30pm ET
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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 and Help! I'm Colonized and I Can't Get Up! by corporate anthropologist Jane Anne Morris 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#
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Over the course of a powerful and packed week in Washington, DC, the Move to Amend national team and supporters met with members of Congress and their staff to build crucial support for the We the People Amendment (H.J.R 54): a constitutional amendment to end corporate constitutional rights and eliminate big money from our political system.
We have some exciting news to share with you—we’ve picked up 20 new co-sponsors since last month! That’s a huge step forward in our mission to pass the We the People Amendment (House Joint Resolution 54). We’re now up to 48 total cosponsors in Congress, and we couldn’t be more grateful for your continued support.
This is a major win, and it shows that our message is starting to stick. But here's the thing: we’re not done yet. Far from it.
At Move to Amend, we know that the fight to restore power to the people cannot happen in isolation. It’s a fight that intersects with the struggles of various movements pushing for justice in this country and around the world. This is why we were proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with thousands of passionate activists in Washington, D.C., at the recent Hands Off protest and the subsequent Defend the Students, Let Gaza Live March.
These actions were not just demonstrations against specific policies but were powerful statements about the deep-seated injustice that corporate control perpetuates across our political system. From the attacks on students' rights to protest to funding genocide to the ongoing attacks on reproductive rights, it is clear that corporate rule fuels injustice and inequality.
Affiliate & Advocate Spotlight: Santa Clara County Move to Amend & Sunrise Movement RGV
In this edition of our Affiliate & Advocate Spotlight, we’re excited to showcase the incredible work of two affiliate and advocate groups that are making waves in their respective communities: Santa Clara County Move to Amend (SCC-MTA) and Sunrise Movement Rio Grande Valley. Both groups are tackling corporate power and fighting for justice, using their unique voices to push for the passage of the We the People Amendment (H.J.Res. 54) and to challenge corporate rule.
We’ve got some important updates that highlight just how far we’ve come in this fight—and how much farther we need to go.
We’ve now secured 45 cosponsors for the We the People Amendment! This is a great milestone, but we need to keep up the pressure. More lawmakers are recognizing the threat corporate influence poses to our political system, and thanks to your efforts, we are making real progress. But we can’t stop now.
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Move to Amend is a coalition of hundreds of organizations and hundreds of thousands of individuals committed to social and economic justice, ending corporate rule, and building a vibrant democracy that is genuinely accountable to the people, not corporate interests. We call for an amendment to the US Constitution to unequivocally state that inalienable rights belong to human beings only, and that money is not a form of protected free speech under the First Amendment and can be regulated in political campaigns. Move to Amend © Move to Amend
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