Welcome the Monahan Brothers to Washington! Posted on October 13, 2010 (July 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments Five months ago, two brothers—both veterans and both in their sixties—set out to walk across the US for democracy. Like the overwhelming majority of Americans, Laird and Robin Monahan disagreed strongly with the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that confirmed that “corporations are persons” and have the constitution right of “free speech” under the First Amendment. But, instead of getting cynical, they got walking. Read More