We the people. It is we the people, the citizens of the United States, who were given the power in this country. This did not include corporations. The founders never intended for corporations to have constitutional rights.
Corporate personhood was created from whole cloth by the Supreme Court in a dubious 1886 opinion, and the court has been granting legal rights and privileges to corporations ever since. With the Citizens United decision, corporations can now spend unlimited money to buy our elections and therefore our democracy. If this is not OK with you, the time grows short to do something about it.
Move to Amend is a national grassroots organization whose purpose is to pass a constitutional amendment establishing that corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights and that money does not equal speech (it is more likely to equal corruption). Because of the corrosive influence corporate personhood has already had on our political systems, this is the only way to regain control of our democracy. This is not a partisan issue. Whether you are liberal or conservative, if you value your constitutional freedom, it is time to get involved.
Please join the movement to amend by signing the petition online at movetoamend.org. An Athens chapter has been established to convince our local elected officials to join hundreds of other cities and take a stand against corporate personhood. To get involved, please contact us at athensmovetoamend@gmail.com or visit us on Facebook.
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