All politics are local. The supreme court's decision is an outrage. Small towns in PA are passing ordinances denying corporations "personhood." There's a lesson we can all pick up on. And yes, if this doesn't start swelling the grassroots, I don't know what will Tony Del Plato
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Carol Clarke <[email protected]>wrote: > This isn't local, but I felt compelled to post it here - I'm outraged and > if this gets a lot of support it can only help. > > > > > > Here's the campaign that could unite the people. We might even have most of > the lawyers and Democrats on our side. I'm not counting my chickens, but > this seems a no-brainer: > > http://www.freespeechforpeople.org > > PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS CONDEMN SUPREME COURT'S RULING ON CORPORATE MONEY IN > ELECTIONS > > CALL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO OVERTURN COURT DECISION > > "Free Speech Rights Are For People, Not Corporations" > > WATCH AND SHARE THIS VIDEO: > http://freespeechforpeople.org/node/35 > > A coalition of public interest organizations strongly condemned today's > ruling by the US Supreme Court allowing unlimited corporate money in US > elections and announced that it is launching a campaign to amend the United > States Constitution to overturn the ruling. The groups, Voter Action, > Public Citizen, the Center for Corporate Policy, and the American > Independent Business Alliance, say the Court's ruling in Citizens United v. > FEC poses a serious and direct threat to democracy. They aim, through their > constitutional amendment campaign, to correct the judiciary's creation of > corporate rights under the First Amendment over the past three decades. > Immediately following the Court's ruling, the groups unveiled a new website > – http://www.freespeechforpeople.org – devoted to this campaign. > > "Free speech rights are for people, not corporations," says John Bonifaz, > Voter Action's legal director. "In wrongly assigning First Amendment > protections to corporations, the Supreme Court has now unleashed a torrent > of corporate money in our political process unmatched by any campaign > expenditure totals in US history. This campaign to amend the Constitution > will seek to restore the First Amendment to its original purpose." > > Passing a constitutional amendment is a long-term project that requires > hard work and grassroots organizing before it will succeed. You can help the > campaign reach its goal by helping educate others and spread the word. Here > are some easy ways to get started: > > Spread the word. > > Join us on FaceBook. > > Follow us on Twitter. > > Endorse as an organization. > > Write to editors. > > Host educational events. > > Pass local resolutions. > > Amend Constitution > http://www.freespeechforpeople.org > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) > Database version: 6.14190 > http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Activists mailing list > > Post: [email protected] > List info (to subscribe or unsubscribe): > https://lists.mayfirst.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/activists > > To Unsubscribe via email > Send email to: [email protected] > Or visit: > https://lists.mayfirst.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/activists/wfudeman%40twcny.rr.com > > To Subscribe via email > Send email to: > [email protected] > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) > Database version: 6.14190 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) > Database version: 6.14190 > http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
