Thom Hartmann at #OccupyTheCourts 1-20-12

http://www.movetoamend.org/

Video by Coffee Party USA and Backbone Campaign shot Jan. 20, 2012 at the US Capitol Building.

Amendment
Move to Amend 28th Amendment

Section 1 [A corporation is not a person and can be regulated]

The rights protected by the Constitution of the United States are the rights of natural persons only.

Artificial entities, such as corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities, established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state shall have no rights under this Constitution and are subject to regulation by the People, through Federal, State, or local law.

The privileges of artificial entities shall be determined by the People, through Federal, State, or local law, and shall not be construed to be inherent or inalienable.

Section 2 [Money is not speech and can be regulated]

Federal, State and local government shall regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, for the purpose of influencing in any way the election of any candidate for public office or any ballot measure.

Federal, State and local government shall require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed.

The judiciary shall not construe the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.

Section 3

Nothing contained in this amendment shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.


Help Us Name The Amendment!

What do you think the amendment should be called? We want to hear from you!

Here are some ideas already proposed:

Amendment to End Corporate Rule
Government of the People Not Corporations Amendment
Clean Elections Amendment
Abolish Corporate Personhood Amendment
Sovereignty of the People Amendment
Amendment to Remove Corporations from the Constitution
End Corporate Personhood Amendment
Making Democracy Real Amendment
Power to the People Amendment
The Democracy Renewal Amendment
Government of the People Amendment
The 99% Amendment
Rule by the People Amendment
The Amendment to Liberate Democracy (or Our Republic)
We the People Amendment
The Amendment to Separate Corporation and State
The Peoples Personhood Amendment
Corporations are Not People, Money is Not Speech Amendment
The Common Sense Amendment

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[tomofnorthcal]

Freedom Against Corporate Corruption Amendment

[randywatchingbush]

Its amusing to witness what the media controlled machine can make people believe.People will flock to protest and"occupy whatever"movements and truly believe they are actually still in a democracy.Many have awakened in jails beaten and bloodied and then some awake, but unbelievably most will simply go back to the streets and repeat this insanity.IF you Truly want this nation back its gona cost you more than the money you think solves everything, its gona take Fearless opposition & Civil War.

[randywatchingbush]

Are intelligent adults still Voting in these Mock elections ? Hasn't anyone told them their Nation was hijacked by socialist during the past 20-30 Years ? Don't they Know that the voting machines are rigged as are the "electoral college process" ? Don't they know they are being manipulated into believing that america is still a democracy ? Or have they been so long w/heads in their asses that the crap in their eyes makes it impossible to see ?"There is none so blind as they who will not see"

[learnercurious1]

"End Human bankruptcy"an idea whose time has come.Freedom Now.Remove the gags from the mouths of the Peoples.

[TheSunnyChase]

Regarding 28th Amendment. Your text would exclude non-profit corporations, and that may also exclude 527s from campaign contributions. That might be good. But if this difference is not important, lend your support to "Saving American Democracy Amendment" (HJR 90 and SJR 33). It is already in the mill. Of course, legal counsel would be good, first. CivilizedNation.US

[MrTex97239]

Which just reinforces what I've been saying for years...the supreme court needs to be overhauled too. The judges need term limits (12 years max) and they need to be voted in; perhaps by their peers or the country at large. They should NOT be appointed. Appointing the supreme court judges makes them political animals and the court system needs to be as divorced as is humanly possible from politics.

[Godtaughtmehow]

I really wish it mattered. Standing on a soap box preaching to a handful of the choir does not create change. Where are the corp CEO's. The politicians are prostitutes to the corps. You won't see them here. Waste of time and energy. Does not create change, it only stirs the pot of negative emotion. They have lost me. I will no longer participate in this farce of a govt. Its all about money... ONLY. Not the people. Good luck. Live in love. Peace.