Now there is something we can do about “Citizens United”

           

The Supreme Court’s decision on “Citizens United” gave corporations and unions the right to spend unlimited amounts of money on political commercials and advertisements.  The court’s reasoning was that political commercials are a form of free speech and free speech is protected by the constitution.  But the constitution is referring to “free speech” for citizens.  Corporations and unions are not citizens.  They are quite different from citizens.  Corporation’s main goal is to make profit and union’s goal is to increase the pay and benefits for their members.  They are not subject to the same moral characteristics as people.  Furthermore, corporations and unions are not subject to the same laws as people.  Corporations are immune from judicial prosecution, there has never been a corporation thrown in jail!  So if corporations and unions are not subject to the same laws as people, why should they have the same rights?

            Every American citizen, regardless of political affiliation, race, gender or age should be appalled by this situation.  It reduces the authority the voters have to determine who their state and federal representatives will be and increases the control that businesses and unions have in making that decision.

            Now there is something you can do!  Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream in Vermont, has started a grass-roots campaign to put the election power back in the hands of the American people and to repeal the “Citizen United” decision.  This idea is GREAT!  Buy a rubber stamp and stamp every piece of paper currency with a slogan urging congress to repeal Citizens United.  Slogans like, “STAMP MONEY OUT OF POLITICS”, “NOT TO BE USED FOR BRIBING POLITICIANS” and other great stamps are available.  This is entirely legal.  Join the thousands of people who have already joined the “Stamp Stampede”.  Go to www.stampstampede.org to get your stamp.  Just imagine what members of congress would think if every piece of currency were stamped.  Get your power back.  You decide who is going to represent you.

 

www.stampstampede.org