To the editor:
Will Rogers, who died in 1935, is quoted as saying, "America has the best politicians money can buy." He also said, "We believe that both Democrats and Republicans crooks can be bought. The only difference that we see is that Republicans are a little more expensive."
Following last April's overwhelming successful United to Amend Referendum results in Green County, more municipalities are expressing that they want their citizen's voices to be heard in an effort to take back Democracy from unknown "Big Money."
This "dark money" from unknown sources has drowned out the voice of the individual citizen, or made them so disgusted with Political Action Committees' negative messages that they just don't vote. Either way, "they" win.
Much of this problem comes from our courts who have taken power from us and handed it to centralized money.
On Jan. 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human beings are people; corporations are legal fictions.
We, the people of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United and other related cases, and move to amend our constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.
The Supreme Court is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the people rule. If speech equals money, we no longer have free speech.
The only way we can take back democracy is to push our politicians to take action, but they won't because they all are feeding at the cash trough, like pigs. When enough citizens' voices get louder and louder, politicians will be forced into action to protect their power, before we take it away from them.
If your municipality has not joined the other patriotic municipalities, to get your voice heard.
Contact Green County United To Amend co-chairpersons Jeanette Kelty, 325-5355, or Harry Pulliam, 608-228-5439, to start the democratic process.
Democracy is not a spectator sport - take action before you lose it.
Will Rogers, who died in 1935, is quoted as saying, "America has the best politicians money can buy." He also said, "We believe that both Democrats and Republicans crooks can be bought. The only difference that we see is that Republicans are a little more expensive."
Following last April's overwhelming successful United to Amend Referendum results in Green County, more municipalities are expressing that they want their citizen's voices to be heard in an effort to take back Democracy from unknown "Big Money."
This "dark money" from unknown sources has drowned out the voice of the individual citizen, or made them so disgusted with Political Action Committees' negative messages that they just don't vote. Either way, "they" win.
Much of this problem comes from our courts who have taken power from us and handed it to centralized money.
On Jan. 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human beings are people; corporations are legal fictions.
We, the people of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United and other related cases, and move to amend our constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.
The Supreme Court is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the people rule. If speech equals money, we no longer have free speech.
The only way we can take back democracy is to push our politicians to take action, but they won't because they all are feeding at the cash trough, like pigs. When enough citizens' voices get louder and louder, politicians will be forced into action to protect their power, before we take it away from them.
If your municipality has not joined the other patriotic municipalities, to get your voice heard.
Contact Green County United To Amend co-chairpersons Jeanette Kelty, 325-5355, or Harry Pulliam, 608-228-5439, to start the democratic process.
Democracy is not a spectator sport - take action before you lose it.
