EVANSVILLE - Janesville businessman Rick Brunton will speak on "corporate personhood" in the United States and how it is a detriment to democracy at 7 p.m. Thursday in the first-floor meeting room of the Congregational-UCC Church, 112 West Church St.
Brunton frequently talks to the public on behalf of Move to Amend, a national grassroots organization with affiliates throughout Wisconsin. The free program is sponsored by Move to Amend volunteer advocates in Evansville and is open to the public.
Move to Amend believes that only human beings - not corporations, unions, non-profits or other artificial entities - are endowed with constitutional rights. The group is working towards an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would specify that money is not free speech and that corporations and other artificial entities have no rights under the Constitution.
The proposed amendment would overturn the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, which the group says has fostered unlimited corporate campaign financing, possibly compromising elections, safety and health laws, environmental protections and the democratic process in general.
There will be a discussion following Brunton's talk in which attendees can learn about the process of getting a Move to Amend resolution on the ballot in their community.
Brunton frequently talks to the public on behalf of Move to Amend, a national grassroots organization with affiliates throughout Wisconsin. The free program is sponsored by Move to Amend volunteer advocates in Evansville and is open to the public.
Move to Amend believes that only human beings - not corporations, unions, non-profits or other artificial entities - are endowed with constitutional rights. The group is working towards an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would specify that money is not free speech and that corporations and other artificial entities have no rights under the Constitution.
The proposed amendment would overturn the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, which the group says has fostered unlimited corporate campaign financing, possibly compromising elections, safety and health laws, environmental protections and the democratic process in general.
There will be a discussion following Brunton's talk in which attendees can learn about the process of getting a Move to Amend resolution on the ballot in their community.