Grassroots movement for a constitutional amendment to regaining control of our democracy for us people only got great support from more than a dozen members of Congress of the United States. “Congressional Summit on the Overturning of American citizens,” convened by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) at the u.s. Capitol, highlighted a growing movement to reverse citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and other horrible decisions the Supreme Court went against core constitutional principles and democracy.
Hiding somewhere in the crowd, but the live-tweeting from an alternate universe was not inhabited by a majority of Americans, citizens United head honcho David Bossie dismissed these leaders and grass-roots supporters as “clowns” and “Socialist” who wants to “chill speech.”
Back to reality where money property and does not speak, and unlimited political spending by corporations and the wealthy to buy influence and access is contrary to the values of the first amendment, the event today is a breath of fresh air in the Capitol where big companies and wealthy interests dominate the conversation too often.
Instead, we hear the voice of concerned Americans like Georgina Forbes Vermont. He described how people from all walks of life, Democrats and Republicans and independents alike, arranged so that the citizens in more than 65 town meetings across the country simultaneously demanding a constitutional amendment that will be based on the principles that the companies are not people and the money is not speech. Last week, the Vermont Senate to follow suit in the same way. What’s more, the Maryland legislature of New Mexico, and Hawaii also have announced their support for the amendment, and similar efforts under way in more than 17 other countries.
In response to these efforts led citizens and declaration for democracy supports the kinds of constitutional amendment business.