Bring back our representative republic; end corporate personhood.

Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations, including banks, have the same rights as individuals, and that as such, to limit their contributions to political campaigns was an infringement of free speech. Along with the right to free speech, corporations are granted the right to vote, and even to run for office. As the most wealthy entities in the United States of America, operated by the most wealthy individuals in the United States of America, corporations have been handed the keys to run the country.

This is not Democracy.

In a democracy the rule is one vote per citizen.

In a corporation it’s one vote per share.

Do you know what it takes to get shares?

Nothing but money.

In America corporate interests and political action committees have more influence over your government than you do; this is because they have used more money then you will ever hope to see in your lifetime to buy more shares of our politicians.

We need to rein in corporate spending as it pertains to our political system.

Instead of politicians kowtowing to their corporate masters.

Instead of passing laws written by the groups they are meant to regulate.

Instead of selling our natural resources, environment, and well being to the highest bidder.

Our leaders should be working in our best interest; the loss of our support and our votes should be what they fear, not the loss of their corporate sponsorship.

Sign the petition to send a clear message to Washington that we, the actual human citizens of the United States of America, will not stand for having our democracy bought and sold.