We the People, Not We the Corporations

 

On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human beings are people; corporations are legal fictions.

We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United and other related cases, 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.

The Supreme Court is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the people rule.

We Move to Amend.

". . . corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of human beings, to be sure, and their 'personhood' often serves as a useful legal fiction. But they are not themselves members of “We the People” by whom and for whom our Constitution was established."

             ~Supreme Court Justice Stevens, January 2010

 

Announcements

May 9 is We the People National Lobby Day!

April 12, 2016

This May marks the very unhappy 130th "anniversary" of the Supreme Court decision in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad. The giant corporate oligarchs of the day successfully got the Court to construe the 14th Amendment to apply to corporations. The legal and political campaign they subsequently launched was successful in usurping the Constitutional rights that are supposed to be for and by the people. In a lot of ways 1886 was Ground Zero for our movement.

But 130 years is enough... and Move to Amend is leading the charge to fight back. May 9th we will be in Washington, D.C. lobbying for the We the People Amendment to the Constitution (HJR 48) to make clear that Constitutional Rights belong to human beings, not corporations, and that big money in elections is not free speech.

Even if you live far, far away from our nation's capital, you can be part of We the People Day. Join our webinar this Tuesday, April 12 for details on how you can participate from home...
 

Move to Amend Reports on the Difference Between Populist Campaigns and Social Movements with Bill Fletcher Jr. (Part I)

April 7, 2016

Move to Amend brings you voices from the movement to amend the Constitution through our weekly podcast. New shows released every Thursday morning!

This week join us for a conversation with international activist for labor and racial justice, Bill Fletcher, Jr., about the difference between social movements and political campaigns in historical context with the populism surrounding the Bernie Sanders campaign of 2016 and the Jesse Jackson campaign of 1984.

Move to Amend Reports on the Clash Over Campaign Cash: David Cobb vs Shaun McCutcheon

April 2, 2016

Move to Amend brings you voices from the movement to amend the Constitution through our weekly podcast. Every Thursday at 7am Pacific/10am Eastern.

Join us as we reflect on the 2nd anniversary of the McCutcheon v. FEC decision with a re-broadcast of a public debate on the matter of limiting individual contributions to political campaigns between Move to Amend’s David Cobb and the lead plaintiff, Shaun McCutcheon! 

Celebrating the life of César Chávez by organizing to build a movement

March 31, 2016

Today, March 31st is César Chávez Day, a holiday observed in ten states. The holiday memorializes the life and work of this Mexican-American farmworker, who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962, which later became the United Farm Workers union. He’s credited with coining the phrase "Sí, se puede!" (Yes, we can!) And so much more…

Be like César Chávez and help us grow our democracy movement to pass the We the People Amendment! In memory of the great organizer César Chávez, will you collect ten signatures on the Motion to Amend Petition in the next ten days? Get started here.

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