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Citizens Vote To Amend Constitution and End Corporate Personhood In Five States

Citizens Vote To Amend Constitution and End Corporate Personhood In Five States
Thu, 11/6/2014 - by Move to Amend

In Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida, citizens voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for their legislators to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling and declare that only human beings – not corporations – are entitled to constitutional rights, that money is not speech, and that campaign spending can be regulated.

Residents in dozens of cities had the opportunity to vote on measures calling for an end to the doctrines of corporate constitutional rights and money as free speech, and in every single town the vote was supportive. Often by an overwhelming margin.

In Wisconsin where all eyes were on Republican Scott Walker's victory, 12 communities voted in support of an amendment. Walker and Burke voters alike support amending the Constitution, as not a single measure garnered less that 70% support.

“Money in politics affects our lives everyday,” said Donna Richards, a Move to Amend volunteer of of Fond du Lac, Wis. “We pay too much for healthcare. Our taxes go towards corporate welfare and wars, instead of education and protecting our environment. Our energy policy is dictated by Big Oil, and we can’t even pass reasonable gun background checks because the gun manufacturers have bought half of Congress. This isn’t what democracy looks like.”

Tuesday's vote brings the total number of Wisconsin communities that have called for an amendment to 54. In total, 2.4 million people (41% of Wisconsinites) live in these jurisdictions. Across the country, 16 state legislatures have voted for an amendment, as well as almost 600 towns, villages, cities and other organizations.

In Mentor and Chagrin Falls, Ohio, the votes were respectively 66% and 70% support. In Alachua County, Florida, voters supported Move to Amend's campaign by 72%. The final vote count on Wednesday was still being tallied in the 18 legislative districts that voted Tuesday night, but the results were the same as in other states.

"Nearly all Americans share the sentiment that corporations should not have the same rights as people, and big money in politics should be removed," stated Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, national director of Move to Amend.

"It is time for Congress to pass the We the People Amendment and send it to the states for ratification. The leadership of both parties need to realize that their voters are clamoring for this amendment, and we are only going to get louder."

Move to Amend is a national coalition of hundreds of organizations and over 370,000 people. The organization also boasts over 150 local affiliates across the country. Sign the motion to Amend the Constitution today.

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