Barry
01-20-2012, 09:16 AM
Today's the second anniversary of the worst overreach of corporate interests to buy our government and legalize bribery, Citizens United.
There will be nationwide protests today which will initiate a momentous effort to pass a constitutional amendment to correct the misinterpretation of the constitution by the supreme court to make clear the Corporations Are Not People and Money Is Not Speech.
This is a huge undertaking. Because of the high requirements (2/3 of both houses of congress, plus 3/4 of state legislatures) it will need to be a broad based movement that even republicans can support.
In case you haven't seen it yet, or its time to watch it again, here's the excellent The Story of Citizens United:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5kHACjrdEY
There will be nationwide protests today which will initiate a momentous effort to pass a constitutional amendment to correct the misinterpretation of the constitution by the supreme court to make clear the Corporations Are Not People and Money Is Not Speech.
This is a huge undertaking. Because of the high requirements (2/3 of both houses of congress, plus 3/4 of state legislatures) it will need to be a broad based movement that even republicans can support.
In case you haven't seen it yet, or its time to watch it again, here's the excellent The Story of Citizens United:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5kHACjrdEY