For the Love of Democracy: Support the We the People Amendment (HJR54)
For the love of democracy, for the love of community, for the love of our shared future—we must act.
Representative Pramila Jayapal introduced the We the People Amendment (HJR54) into the 119th Congress on Wednesday with 28 original cosponsors, a bold step toward ending corporate constitutional rights i.e. corporate personhood and the corrupt notion that money in elections equals free speech. This amendment is a call to reclaim democracy, ensuring that our government serves the people—not corporations and wealthy elites.
At its core, this is about agapē—a deep, unconditional love for humanity. A love that compels us to protect one another, to ensure our government prioritizes public health, safety, and welfare of WE the people over corporate profits and personal gain. As corruption infiltrates our institutions, trust erodes, communities suffer, and the most vulnerable among us—bear the brunt.
We are at a crossroads. Will we continue to allow the insane notion that a corporation is a person entitled to constitutional rights and its money is a form of free speech that has rolled out the welcome mat for leaders to prioritize corporate- and self-interest and vengeance over the common good, leaving us vulnerable to divisive policies, economic instability, environmental collapse, and other preventable crises? Or will we demand real democracy that is genuinely accountable to the people, not corporate interests? The future is ours to shape, but only if we take action now.
Read moreThe Elon Musk/DOGE Agenda to Achieve Complete Corporate Control over Public Authority
The actions of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed up by billionaire Elon Musk, has been among the most controversial of any following its creations by executive order. Exposing and resisting several major actions of DOGE is important. These include the multiple conflicts of interest between Musk and DOGE’s agency targets; efforts to gut agencies (e.g, USAID, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Education Department and EPA), and cutting federal spending of DEI programs, National Institute of Health biomedical research and federal workers. On the horizon are eliminating scores of so-called “inefficient” federal regulations that hinder corporations.

People protest against President Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP
At the root of DOGE’s mission, however, is to not simply reduce government size or even loot public spending (i.e. Musk has received billions in federal subsidies for Tesla, as well as tens of billions more in government contracts and programs). The ultimate goal of Musk/DOGE and reactionary right technocrats accomplices is the replacement of “democratic” government with a corporate state.
Read moreNewsletter - February 2025
You do not want to miss this exciting opportunity on Thursday, February 13, to meet with and hear from Lawrence Abbott and other fellow advocates and movement leaders committed to ending corporate destruction of our environment for profit. Your Ecology Network Newsletter is here to keep you in the loop and empower you to make a difference!
In this issue:
Announcements |
**Environmental Warrior Speaker Spotlight** |
Community Corner |
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You flexed your democratic muscles on the Citizens United anniversary
Over 2000 Move to Amend supporters like you called or emailed Congressional offices around the 15th Anniversary of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision urging them to become an original co-sponsor of the We the People Amendment.
The initiative, calling for ending “corporate personhood” and “money spent in elections equals free speech," will be introduced in the next month Rep. Pramila Jayapal. Another 19 Congressional offices were personally visited by MTA supporters – in many cases during extreme weather conditions.
The calls, emails and visits could not be more timely as we are witnessing in real time the beginnings of the returns billionaires and corporations are receiving for their political investments to the Trump campaign – everything from cabinet and ambassador appointments to efforts to gut government regulatory protections that protect our health, safety and environment.
Your involvement in pushing for systemic change is all the more important at the same time that we help resist the daily threats to peoples and communities. Only systemic change like the We the People Amendment solves systemic political and economic problems that we face.
If you didn’t before, click on the image to watch Rep. Jayapal’s message of support for the We the People Amendment.
Read moreUrge Congress to Cosponsor the We the People Amendment!
A new Congress has begun, and with it comes a renewed opportunity to challenge the dominance of corporate money in our political system. Rep. Pramila Jayapal has just reintroduced the We the People Amendment and issued a new Dear Colleague letter calling on members of Congress to join as cosponsors.
It’s time to break the cycle.
We’ve all seen the movie Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray keeps reliving the same day over and over until he gets it right. Well, here’s the thing – we don’t want to keep repeating the same mistakes, and we certainly don’t want our political system stuck in a loop of corporate influence and inaction.
It’s time to break the cycle.
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Cultural Change for the We the People Amendment
The history of social movements in the United States (and many other nations) involves changing structures/systems and the culture. The two are inextricably linked. No significant just and/or democratic change happens without a mass movement. That can only be created when people support and take action organizing for fundamental change in laws, institutions, and/or constitutions.
Preceding and operating in tandem with systemic change is cultural change – the creation of a collective desire and belief that fundamental change is needed, possible, realistic, and, finally, inevitable. Cultural change also includes shared vision, values and actions that represent an alternative to those currently in charge.
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