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“The Life Of Our Democracy Is On The Line”
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” But progress over the past thirty years towards a more perfect Union has been slowed and in some cases, even reversed by a powerful trend: the rise of the modern Corporation. And with the Supreme Court’s absurd Citizens United decision last year, it has become imperative that we (the people) reverse the tide and restore democracy to its rightful owners. No one is against profits or creating great … More >>
Holy !@#$, 8 in 10 Americans Agree On Something
Recall that a few weeks ago, the Supreme Court basically handed our democracy to corporations: In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the high court ruled 5-4 that corporations have the same rights as individuals when it comes to political speech and can therefore use their profits to support or oppose individual candidates. The decision appears to open the door to unlimited spending by corporations, trade groups and unions in the weeks leading up to an election, which has been explicitly banned for decades This decision has finally given the people of this country something we can pretty much ALL agree on: Eight in ten poll respondents say they oppose the high court’s Jan. 21 decision to allow unfettered corporate … More >>
