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
We have fantastic news!
Move to Amend is excited to share that Rep. Bennie G. Thompson from MS-2 and Rep. Mike Levin from CA-49 have joined our growing list of Congressional cosponsors for H.J.R. 54, the We the People Amendment. This brings our total to 87 cosponsors!
We’re just 13 cosponsors away from our goal of 100 for the 118th Congress, and your help is crucial. Here’s how you can get involved:
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On International Democracy Day, it's crucial to acknowledge the growing divide between the ideal of democracy and the reality many Americans face. While the concept of democracy is celebrated worldwide, our current system is failing to live up to its promise.
Veterans for Peace and Move to Amend developed a "bookmark" originally for distribution during the VFP-sponsored and MTA-endorsed Walk for Peace & Planet, Justice & Democracy that took place from May 7 in Maine to July 5 in Washington DC.
One of the stated reasons for "Why we Walk":
We are walking to expose and address the power of corporations destroying our environment, driving everyday people and communities into more poverty while they reap enormous profits and power. These corporate entities, given more rights than living, breathing people with none of the accountability or responsibility, have hijacked our democratic ability to establish peace, justice and a livable world.
The copied and cut bookmark can be distributed anywhere at any time -- including around Memorial and Veterans Day.
Download the bookmark HERE
The moderators of the ABC-sponsored Presidential debate offered questions on a range of issues. They ignored, however, a major set of questions.
If MTA instead of ABC had moderated the debate, here are 10 questions we would have made sure to include.
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"Good evening. Welcome former President Trump and Vice President Harris. We'd like to begin tonight's debate asking the both of you the following questions.
August has been a whirlwind of activism, strategy, and incredible progress for Move to Amend! Find out all the details in the September Newsletter!
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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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