Declare Independence from Corporate Rule – Part 5

Women Declared Their Political Independence—and Changed the Constitution

August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, clearing the final constitutional hurdle needed to prohibit denying citizens the vote on the basis of sex. 

August Recess Is Running Out — Contact Your Members of Congress!

Congress is still home — but not for much longer.

August Recess is underway, and this may be one of your last opportunities to catch your Representative and Senators while they are back home before Congress returns to Washington.

THE ROOT CAUSE

Corporate power is consuming our democracy and corrupting our constitutional republic. This is the movement working to build what comes next. 

The world is running out of time.

People Power in Action

The strength of Move to Amend has always been our people. Across the country, affiliates and advocates are building relationships with elected officials, educating their communities, recruiting new supporters, and growing the movement for the We the People Amendment.

This month, we're celebrating just a few of the many people making a difference.

The House has passed a staggering $1.15 trillion military authorization bill—and buried inside it is a plan to bind America’s military future even more tightly to Israel’s wars.

The Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act is not just another Pentagon spending bill. It is a blueprint for permanent war—written while weapons corporations and powerful lobbying networks wield far more influence in Washington than the people who will pay the price.

Its message is unmistakable:

The American people can oppose the wars. Congress will fund and expand them anyway.

Forever Chemicals. Forever Corporate Rule

On July 1, the Trump administration abandoned a proposed scientific risk assessment that could have led to stronger protections against spreading PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge on American farmland—even though these “forever chemicals” have poisoned water, contaminated food, killed livestock and been linked to cancer, and have been shown to damage DNA.

Follow the money.

During just the first six months of 2025, 17 corporations and industry groups connected to PFAS spent as much as $60 million lobbying the EPA and $12 million lobbying the Trump White House on PFAS-related issues. These interests included Dow, 3M, DuPont, Chemours, the American Chemistry Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Now protections for farmers, families and our drinking water are being discarded.

This is what corporate rule looks like: corporations manufacture toxic chemicals, spend millions influencing our government and leave ordinary people to carry the medical, emotional and financial consequences.

For my family, those consequences are deeply personal—and they are one reason I choose to work for Move to Amend. Overturning Citizens United alone is not enough. We must dismantle the entire constitutional framework that allows corporate power and concentrated wealth to override human rights, public health and our environment.

Five Constitutional Paths to Democracy Reform: Why the We the People Amendment Is the Most Comprehensive Solution

For more than a century, Americans have struggled with a fundamental question:

Who should govern our democracy—the people or concentrated wealth?

Today, that question has taken on new urgency. Billionaires spend unprecedented sums to influence elections. Corporate lobbyists write legislation. Super PACs dominate campaign fundraising. Artificial intelligence companies are becoming some of the most powerful corporations in history. Meanwhile, Americans across the political spectrum believe the political system is rigged. 

Many agree something must change.

Congress is now considering five proposed constitutional amendments that seek to address money in politics and the influence of powerful interests.

While they all recognize the problem, they offer very different solutions.

Some regulate campaign finance.

Some establish new election rules.

Only one seeks to change the constitutional doctrines that made corporate political power possible in the first place.

Affiliate & Advocate Spotlight: The People Behind the Movement

Movements aren't built by organizations alone—they're built by people willing to show up.

During 7 Days in DC, we were reminded that the strength of Move to Amend has always been the incredible community of affiliates, advocates, volunteers, and allies who give their time, talents, and hearts to this work.