“The national campaign to Abolish Corporate Personhood and Demand Democracy.
* * *
The time has come!
Jim,
Move to Amend has led the call for a Constitutional amendment to not only overturn the
heinous Supreme Court decision of Citizens United v. FEC, but to put corporations in their
proper place as subservient to The People.Passing an amendment will be a tough job, so the language must be commensurate
with the effort needed to win. The amendment must be strong and clear enough
to end corporate rule - there's no room here for half solutions or ambiguity.Move to Amend's proposed amendment will clearly establish that money is not speech,
corporations are not people, and allows for no loopholes. Our amendment will put people
in charge of our government, and corporations in their proper place.We've spent the last two years listening and organizing at the grassroots level. Our
amendment reflects what we have heard from Americans across the nation - our
country is ready for a change that is bold and sweeping.But is Congress ready?
It is our belief that we need to operate on the assumption that once an Amendment comes out
of Congress we won't get another shot. So we MUST get it right!In the months ahead it will be important that we not let our goals be diluted by our
legislators in Washington or organizations who have their ear, even those that mean
well and want to see reform in our political system.You've probably heard by now about the flurry of amendments introduced in Washington, DC
in the past month.With many competing proposals, it can be confusing to figure out what is what in terms of what
the proposals will actually do. We have prepared a summary of each of the amendments
proposed, including what is missing from each one.In the weeks to come we will be sharing our strategy to win our bold and yet
common sense amendment. We know we still have a long way to go, but the tide is turning
in this country and Move to Amend intends to ride it to victory.We thank you for coming this far with us already, and we urge you to take a next step:
- Move to Amend is a grassroots organization. Local Move to Amend Affiliates are
spreading across the country. Is it time to start one in your community?- Occupy the Courts, Liberate the Law! is our call to action on January 20 for the second
anniversary of the Citizens United decision. Communities across the nation are joining in,
including folks at Occupy Wall Street and several other Occupy sites. Will you stand with us
on January 20?- Move to Amend and several partner organizations hosted over 200 house parties across
the nation last month to plan local action in 2012. The next round of these meetings will
be the week of December 13. Will you host a gathering of your friends to take action?Move to Amend is in it to win it, over the long haul. We know you are too. Thank you for
your support, and your partnership.Yours for democracy,
Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, David Cobb, Nancy Price, Lisa Graves, Laura Bonham,
Ben Manski, Jerome Scott and George Friday
Move to Amend Executive CommitteePS - Our Amendment needs a name! Help us brand this amendment and make it a
household name. What do you think the amendment should be called? We want to hear
from you!Move to Amend Coalition
P.O. Box 260217
Madison, WI 53726-0217
United StatesEnd Corporate Rule. Legalize Democracy. Move to Amend.
--
To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your
address book or safe list.Click here to be taken off our list.
Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails.
Sign the Petition: http://MoveToAmend.org/motion-to-amend “
Comments