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Reclaiming America Last Updated: Jan 29th, 2010 - 00:35:32


Restore the power to the people: Amend the Constitution!
By William John Cox
Online Journal Contributing Writer


Jan 29, 2010, 00:26

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Plata o plomo? Colombian and Mexican drug gangs ask government officials, judges and police officers which they prefer, �silver or lead,� when offering bribes and threatening violence.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision granting corporations the same free speech rights as natural persons allows them to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections and public affairs.

Corporations, foreign and domestic, can now force politicians to choose silver or lead when supporting or opposing corporate and foreign power interests.

Any politician who places the well-being of the public over corporate demands can count on well-financed negative publicity at the next election. Moreover, corporations will be able to directly influence the election of state judges and the confirmation of federal judges.

With the Congress, White House and Supreme Court now up for sale to the highest bidder, we, the people of the United States of America, must exercise our fading power before it is lost forever.

The 11th and 12th Amendments clearly establish that the Constitution exists to protect the rights and powers of the people, not corporations.

It is our Constitution! We must amend it to ensure it protects us, not corporations.

The Power to the People Amendment

Section 1

Only natural persons shall be protected by this Constitution and entitled to the rights and freedoms it guarantees.

Section 2

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press for non-person entities engaged in the gathering and reporting of fact, analysis, and opinion. In all other respects, Congress and the States shall regulate and tax non-person entities as necessary for the public good.

Section 3

This article shall become operative once it has been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three-fourths of the States thereof.

Copyright � 2010 William John Cox

William John Cox is the author of You�re Not Stupid! Get the Truth: A Brief on the Bush Presidency. His political writings can be found at www.thevoters.org, and he can be contacted at u2cox@msn.com.

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