Move to Amend: End Corporate Rule. 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.
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.
We Move to Amend.
". . . 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
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What's New
MTA turns 12 Years
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It's hard to believe. But twelve years ago today, twelve organizers and activists were sitting together in a living room, discussing what should be done in response to the terrifying Citizens United vs. FEC case that was being heard by the Supreme Court, expecting that it would pass.
These organizers weren't new to the problem of corporate constitutional rights. But what brought them all together -- from all corners of the country -- into that living room was the understanding that this case was getting the kind of national attention that could finally kick off the kind of movement would be required if we were to ever solve the problem of corporate personhood.
And on that day, Move to Amend was born.
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Legal Petition Demands Biden Administration Stop Unlawful Fossil Fuel Projects
Continue reading →We're happy to sign on to the Legal Petition that Demands Biden Administration to Stop Unlawful Fossil Fuel Projects.We joined more than 300 Groups Demand Halt to U.S. Army Corps Approvals.
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WATCH: Panel Discussion
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Did you miss the panel discussion with the filmmakers of the New Corporation: the Unfortunately Necessary Sequel? Don't worry, you can watch it right here!
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People vs. Fossil Fuels: Which side are you on! Take Action
Continue reading →Move to Amend has joined scores of organizations calling on the Biden Administration to demand a fossil-free future.
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The New Corporation Film Screening
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Move to Amend is hosting a virtual, asynchronous viewing of The New Corporation film, complimented by a virtual panel discussion with the creators of the film alongside organizers in the fight against corporate rule.
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