Breaking News: Alpha to pay $200m in Deaths of 29 Mineworkers Posted on December 6, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Mine Owner to Pay $200 Million in Death of 29 Men New York Times By Sabrina Tavernise December 6, 2011 Read More
John Bonifaz: Corporate Money As A Form of Speech Posted on December 5, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court crippled American democracy. By equating money to speech our Supreme Court shifted the power of our great political system away from the people it was created to serve. The ability to give political contributions became greater than the ability to stay informed and vote. Our guest today, John Bonifaz, director and co-founder of Free Speech For People, believes that this decision is wrong and has to be undone. Read More
Restore Democracy to the People with 28th Amendment Posted on December 5, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Madison Capital Times John Bonifaz December 4, 2011 America is at a crossroads. Shall we be governed by people or by corporations? If you thought we had already answered that question more than two centuries ago, you’re right. The framers of our Constitution were clear that we were to be a government of, for and by the people. They recognized that corporations were not people and that the Constitution did not guarantee corporations rights intended for people. Read More
A Corporation Isn’t Human Posted on December 5, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments Editorial The Berkshire Eagle December 3, 2011 Passage of a constitutional amendment involves a trip down a long and pothole-strewn road, but if the outcome would mean the overturning of a cynical U.S. Supreme Court decision enabling corporations to corrupt election campaigns with a flood of cash the trip is worth it. The sooner it begins the better. Read More
Corporations are not people, constitutional lawyer argues Posted on December 2, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Berkshire Eagle Scott Stafford 12/02/2011 Read More
‘We the People’ versus ‘We the Corporation’: Sentiment Builds for Banning Corporate Personhood, But Tough Road Ahead. Posted on November 30, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments Alternet Steven Rosenfeld Read More
Article: Advocacy Groups Seek to Curb Corporations Posted on November 29, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Eliza Newlin CarneyRoll Call StaffNov. 29, 2011 As Occupy Wall Street activists vacate public parks around the country, several new advocacy groups have sprung up to pursue OWS-inspired constitutional amendments to limit the influence of money and corporate lobbying in politics. Read More
Article: Efforts build to curb corporate political spending Posted on November 28, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Thatcher Moats Vermont Today November 27, 2011 Read More
Congressman McGovern and FSFP Director John Bonifaz visit the Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC Posted on November 23, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
Ending corporate personhood via a Constitutional Amendment: we are on our way. Posted on November 22, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments Daily Kos John Bonifaz November 22, 2011 The movement to overturn corporate personhood and the Citizens United ruling achieved a major breakthrough last week. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) introduced a Constitutional Amendment last Tuesday that makes clear that corporations are not people and do not have the rights of people under the US Constitution. Here’s a very short video (1 :57) of Rep. McGovern discussing why this is so important. Read More