MoveOn.Org And Petition to Fight Corporate Power - Will Tea Parties Join Them?
The petition I signed will be going to Congressman David Wu, of Oregon's 1st District. Any person who chooses to sign can enter their zip code to make sure their signature goes to the correct member.
The text of the petition reads:
Overturn Citizens United:
Amend the Constitution to protect America from unlimited corporate spending on our elections by overturning the Supreme Court's decision giving corporations the same First Amendment rights as people.
Fair elections now:
Pass the Fair Elections Now Act, providing public financing to candidates who are supported by small donors so they can compete with corporate-backed and self-funded candidates.
Lobbyist Reform Act:
Pass legislation to end the overwhelming influence of corporate lobbyists by: prohibiting individuals from switching from corporate lobbying to government service, or vice-versa, within a 5-year period; stopping corporate lobbyists from giving gifts and providing free travel to government officials; and posting online the attendees and content of all meetings between lobbyists and government officials.
That seems reasonable, doesn't it? MoveOn.org is asking members to fight for rights of people over corporations. Of freedom over corporatism and a proverbial new feudalism. Seems like something a grass-roots organization like the Tea Party movement could support, eh?
But of course, they won't join the fight. As much as there are real Americans concerned in the Tea movement, there is strong corporate backing and fear-mongering designed to divert from real issues.
Will Americans favor BP over Gulf residents? Corporate profit over energy reform? Politics smothered by corporate money over the will of the people?
MoveOn.org doesn't think so - how about conservative grass-roots?
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Post a CommentGreat article the Tea party seems to really support the fascist mingling of corporation and govt and be against individual rights...period. And many of them like to say any who don't believe their BS is brain-washed. I think some tea party activists have their hearts in the righ place but are too caught up in corporate dominated media agendas to see they are fighting for the wrong side.
excellent write up here! well done, go moveon.org
Jeff, The Tea Party is now Huge – and will get stronger.. My guess is - You have never owed a business, or started one. You have depended, all your life on someone else paying you. Your dependency on Government is evident. Now, after this election in November, many large companies are going to make a decision (2 Trillion and counting) – IS America a place to have a business or not – As a CEO – will I have to go through the “Dog and Pony†show that many have had to, or move my company to (blank) . Jeff, WAKE UP – EVEN GM, MSNBC, AND the Windmill Manufacture (in CHINA) IS A CORP.
You have been very vocal about calling the tea party “Teabaggers, Racists and a bunch of other vile garbage. – Hm, Quite interesting, now you’re asking for the Tea Party – Yes, you actually wrote “Tea Party†to back this petition. Guess, with November is getting closer it must be scaring you into CIVILITY!!
Pauline, it has to be an amendment to counter Supreme Court rulings like Citizen's United. If Congress were to legislate corporate personhood, this court would quickly overturn. And Jesse, so, we as consumers, can effectively choose to stop using oil, for example - and windmills will blossom everywhere, electric cars can be had for cheap, etc....? Sometimes macro problems need macro solutions - through government action, or enough concerned citizens.
I don't see this as an amendment to the Constitution, but rather a legislative issue.
I am in. The greatest travesty that has taken place in the US has been the take over of lobbyists and corporate power. The biased decision making that is constantly exercised with regard to corporate agendas is ridiculous. The unemployment bill finally passed the republicans in the senate after months of deliberating but when it was time to prop up AIG and Fanny Mae there was no fight over not paying bonuses and dumping billions of dollars into these corporations.
hmmm, Jeff...but you said it; nothing will change because America's a capitalist nation. built on capitalist principles. has corporate reach overextended? absolutly. but is it really a case of individuals v. corporations? i mean, if enough people are dissatisfied with the corporation in powers ethos, they'll just stop consuming what the corporation delivers. (I think it's hilarious that a "Minute Maid Orange Juice Party" article comes up in the related subjects, btw)