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The Best Democracy Money Can Buy Immediately following Election Day, the rhetoric flowing from our elected officials in Washington was all about the 'fiscal cliff.' Unfortunately they were not referring to the costs of this election. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, this campaign season was the most expensive in history, topping out at an estimated $6 billion: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/10/2012-election-spending-will-reach-6.html. The presidential race was slightly less costly than the last one; slightly more money was spent in House and Senate races this year. "Dark" money from Super PACs, unleashed by Citizens United, totaled over $540 million, while non-profit interest groups spent $351 million. Incumbents, who spend 30% to 70% of their time raising money, continued to retain a big advantage over challengers. When you consider the amount of money flowing into our elections and the time elected officials spend raising money, it's no wonder we are nearing a fiscal cliff. Policies that benefit only corporate America and their wealthy allies have brought us to this precipice, and there's no end in sight. It is more than likely that the majority of us will be further victimized by pending austerity measures on the horizon. It is said we have the best democracy money can buy. We wonder how long our democracy can survive under the principle that money is speech, which is why Move to Amend is calling for a Constitutional amendment that clearly states money is not speech, and corporations are not entitled to the same rights as people. In this election awash with corporate and dark money, over 150 of ballot initiatives supporting our amendment language passed in communities across the nation. Folks are waking up to the damage these huge sums of money have on our democracy, which proves Move to Amend is on the right track. We're part of a movement to reclaim our democracy, and we're winning. Please help us expand our reach -- ask your friends (https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50137/p/salsa/web/tellafriend/public/?tell_a_friend_KEY=8209) to sign our petition (https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50137/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6883) so we can grow our numbers and repeat these successes in the next election. In solidarity, Ashley Sanders, Ben Manski, Daniel Lee, David Cobb, Egberto Willies, Jerome Scott, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, Laura Bonham, George (Leesa) Friday, Nancy Price, Stephen Justino Move to Amend Executive Committee -- MOVE TO AMEND: The National Campaign to End Corporate Personhood and Demand Real Democracy! http://MoveToAmend.org | PO Box 610, Eureka CA 95502 | (707) 269-0984 We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, 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. ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
