Fight corporate personhood

This team is for the rights of "We The People" over the rights of the corporate "it". We want to start community initiatives in all of America against Corporate Personhood. Please go to the CELDF.org web site get involved. Only in our community can we take the power back. Solidarity rio.d Jan 19

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Introduction to "Corporate Personhood " Controversies Relating to Corporate Personhood Contents In-depth Articles and Resources Significant U.S. Corporate Personhood-Demeaning Our Bill of Rights - Reclaim Democracy.org

A provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act prohibiting unions, corporations and not-for-profit organizations from broadcasting electioneering communications within 60 days of a general election or 30 days of a primary election violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. United States District Court for the District of Columbia reversed. Court membership Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company , 118 U.S. 394 (1886) was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with taxation of railroad properties. The decision was instrumental in laying the foundation for modern laws regarding corporate personhood , ruling that the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause granted constitutional protections to corporations as well as to natural persons . For its opinion, the Court consolidated three separate cases: Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Campaign Finance Reform | The New Rules Project Maine's campaign finance law, known as the Clean Elections Act is different from those in other states because those who agree to accept public funding must forego any private contributions (beyond a small amount of "seed money" and qualifying contributions) and run an entirely "clean" campaign. More In 2002 North Carolina's legislature adopted a measure that provides for public financing of judicial campaigns, as well as a nonpartisan elections system for supreme court justices and appeals court judges. This is the first such program in the nation for judicial elections.

Oregon Consitution Section 15. Foundation principles of criminal law. Laws for the punishment of crime shall be founded on these principles: protection of society, personal responsibility, accountability for one’s actions and reformation. [Constitution of 1859; Amendment proposed by S.J.R. 32, 1995, and adopted by the people Nov. 5, 1996] Section 16.

"In the context of election to public office, the distinction between corporate and human speakers is significant. Although they make enormous contributions to our society, corporations are not actually members of it. They cannot vote or run for office. Because they may be managed and controlled by nonresidents, their interests may conflict in fundamental respects with the interests of eligible voters." "The conceit that corporations must be treated identically to natural persons in the political sphere is not only inaccurate but also inadequate to justify the Court¹s disposition of this case." "The majority¹s approach to corporate electioneering marks a dramatic break from our past. Petition - A Petition to Support the Saving American Democracy Amendment : Bernie Sanders - U.S. Senator for Vermont

Missoula voters say corporations are not people, ask for constitutional amendment "Basically, it affirmed what we were all seeing on the streets, which is the average Missoulian wanted to have their voice heard ... and they want their elected officials to fix the problem of corporate personhood," Wolken said. "So I hope this message is heard and we get started on fixing the problem." As she sees it, corporations have been given too much power, and, as stated in the Missoula resolution, their "profits and survival are often in direct conflict with the essential needs and rights of human beings."

Movement to Abolish Corporate Personhood Gaining Traction Boulder is not alone in this fight, nor is it the first community to consider such a resolution. In April, voters in Madison and Dane County, WI overwhelmingly approved measures calling for an end to corporate personhood and the legal status of money as speech by 84% and 78% respectively. Similar resolutions have been passed in nearly thirty other cities and counties.

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Introduction to Corporate Personhood Our Bill of Rights was the result of tremendous efforts to institutionalize and protect the rights of human beings. It strengthened the premise of our Constitution: that the people are the root of all power and authority for government. Fighting Corporate Personhood and Restoring Citizen Control over Corporations - A Resource Guide - Democratic Underground

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The Corporations That Occupy Congress | Common Dreams Last month Citizens for Tax Justice and an affiliate issued “Corporate Taxpayers and Corporate Tax Dodgers 2008-10″ . It showed that 30 brand-name companies paid a federal income tax rate of minus 6.7 percent on $160 billion of profit from 2008 through 2010 compared to a going corporate tax rate of 35 percent. All but one of those 30 companies reported lobbying expenses in Washington. Another report, by Public Campaign, shows that 29 of those companies spent nearly half a billion dollars over those three years lobbying in Washington for laws and rules that favor their interests. Only Atmos Energy, the 30th company, reported no lobbying. Some of the biggest companies in the United States have been firing workers and in some cases lobbying for rules that depress wages at the very time that jobs are needed, pay is low, and the federal budget suffers from a lack of revenue.

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Corporate Personhood in a Nutshell History of the Corporation Looking to learn more? Here are some good places to begin: The Need for Constitutional Reform Learn More | Move to Amend