THE PLEDGE TO AMEND CAMPAIGN
TAKING BACK AMERICA FOR THE PEOPLE
The purpose of the Pledge to Amend campaign is threefold:
1) To educate the public about the central importance of abolishing corporate personhood in taking back America for the People.
2) To educate the public about how we can pass a constitutional amendment that will abolish corporate personhood.
3) To
take out the corporate Puppets in Congress and elect representatives who will show that they want to serve We the People by making support for a strong constitutional amendment a central issue in their campaigns.
FOR A COMPARISON OF AMENDMENTS CLICK HERE.
FOR A COMPARISON OF AMENDMENTS CLICK HERE.
PLEDGE TO AMEND
MAKING
CORPORATE PERSONHOOD A CAMPAIGN ISSUE
A PROJECT OF TAKE BACK AMERICA FOR THE PEOPLE
AND ABOLISH CORPORATE PERSONHOOD NOW
http://www.abolishcorporatepersonhoodnow.org/
To make politicians accountable, we propose that Americans ask every member of Congress and all congressional candidates
to pledge their support for a constitutional amendment to abolish all corporate
“rights” created under the doctrine of corporate personhood, declare that money is not speech and end the ability of special interest money to influence political campaigns.
HERE IS HOW YOU CAN HELP:
1) Approach your members of Congress in public
and private to ask if they will make the pledge to support such an amendment.
2) Circulate paper petitions calling on them
to take the pledge. Let them know they will have your support by showing them the signatures.
3) Help educate politicians and voters on the
difference between an amendment to strip corporations of “rights” that should
belong exclusively to We the People and amendments that would only give
Congress the power to regulate what
should be illegal: Corporate and other special interest campaign donations.
4) Work with local groups to help people
understand that all progress toward social justice, environmental
responsibility and general prosperity depend on their working to end corporate
influence over the US government.
5) Pass resolutions in your political, social,
church or other groups endorsing Move to Amend and calling on your members of Congress to take the pledge.
If you
receive a written pledge to amend, please notify us at staggenborg4senate@hotmail.com.
As a nonprofit organizations, TBA cannot endorse or support any candidates.
As a nonprofit organizations, TBA cannot endorse or support any candidates.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q:
Wouldn’t any amendment be an improvement?
A:
NO! Giving Congress the power to regulate will NOT lead them to cut off the
source of their campaign funding. Worse, it will implicitly enshrine corporate
personhood in the constitution by acknowledging the “right” of corporations to
contribute to campaigns.
Q: What other “rights” would be eliminated?
A: Corporations could not claim the right to avoid inspections by the FDA, EPA or other agencies charged with protecting the public, among other things. They would still have the privilege of limited liability and other privileges necessary to conduct business and protect investors.
Q: What other “rights” would be eliminated?
A: Corporations could not claim the right to avoid inspections by the FDA, EPA or other agencies charged with protecting the public, among other things. They would still have the privilege of limited liability and other privileges necessary to conduct business and protect investors.
Q: Why should we expect this amendment to pass?
A:
By making support for a proper amendment a campaign issue, we can force
incumbents and candidates to tell us whether they are working for us or
corporations. If they don’t support the amendment we will vote for candidates
who do, as people increasingly recognize that this is the single most important issue that we can agree on.
Q:
Isn’t campaign finance reform enough?
A:
The Supreme Court gutted model public financing laws in Arizona and Vermont using the same
twisted “free speech” argument that Citizens United was decided upon.
The
only way to effectively introduce campaign finance reform is to abolish
corporate personhood. The same amendment can establish the basis for public
financing by abolishing all forms of bundled money and placing restrictions on
individual donors.
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